Is Murrel a boy or girl name?

Murrel is a unisex name. Of the 925 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 20.4% were girls and 79.6% were boys.

Murrel

Recorded 1898–1977 · United States

Murrel was most popular in 1926, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,171 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 925 people named Murrel.

Murrel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Murrel’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Murrel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Murrel is a unisex name — 20.4% of the 925 Americans given it were girls and 79.6% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org