Is Murriel a boy or girl name?

Murriel is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 633 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 81.0% were girls and 19.0% were boys.

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Murriel

Recorded 1892–1956 · United States

Murriel was most popular in 1925, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,523 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 633 people named Murriel.

Murriel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Murriel’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Murriel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Murriel is mostly a girl’s name — 81.0% of the 633 Americans given it were girls and 19.0% 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