Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Muriel

#554 most common girls' name of all time · #1,028 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#554
Rank overall
#1,028 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
55,646
Since 2016
256
Peak year
1922 #112
Best rank
#112 1922
Girls Boys peak 2,407/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Muriel is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 32 — 32 #4,355
2024 50 — 50 #3,177
2023 27 — 27 #4,878
2022 22 — 22 #5,639
2021 19 — 19 #6,175
2020 20 — 20 #5,857
2019 20 — 20 #5,989
2018 19 — 19 #6,249
2017 26 — 26 #5,050
2016 21 — 21 #5,988
2015 28 — 28 #4,855
2014 30 — 30 #4,658
2013 15 — 15 #7,754
2012 16 — 16 #7,459
2011 21 — 21 #6,153
2010 22 — 22 #5,983
2009 20 — 20 #6,548
2008 31 — 31 #4,766
2007 30 — 30 #4,815
2006 33 — 33 #4,362
2005 27 — 27 #4,831
2004 27 — 27 #4,821
2003 30 — 30 #4,313
2002 38 — 38 #3,525
2001 30 — 30 #4,112
2000 32 — 32 #3,890
1999 23 — 23 #4,724
1998 41 — 41 #3,069
1997 34 — 34 #3,371
1996 45 — 45 #2,714
1995 37 — 37 #3,091
1994 24 — 24 #4,242
1993 43 — 43 #2,771
1992 34 — 34 #3,268
1991 42 — 42 #2,790
1990 37 — 37 #3,025
1989 47 — 47 #2,442
1988 37 — 37 #2,807
1987 48 — 48 #2,238
1986 59 — 59 #1,891
1985 38 — 38 #2,548
1984 36 — 36 #2,577
1983 40 — 40 #2,363
1982 43 — 43 #2,290
1981 34 — 34 #2,659
1980 51 — 51 #2,045
1979 30 — 30 #2,865
1978 50 — 50 #1,939
1977 39 — 39 #2,307
1976 27 — 27 #2,796
1975 55 — 55 #1,715
1974 41 — 41 #2,033
1973 53 — 53 #1,691
1972 46 — 46 #1,834
1971 81 — 81 #1,323
1970 76 — 76 #1,371
1969 67 — 67 #1,424
1968 82 — 82 #1,197
1967 84 — 84 #1,155
1966 105 5 110 #1,001
1965 108 — 108 #1,005
1964 141 — 141 #874
1963 175 — 175 #786
1962 163 — 163 #820
1961 172 7 179 #797
1960 168 — 168 #792
1959 163 5 168 #801
1958 169 — 169 #771
1957 216 — 216 #668
1956 219 8 227 #644
1955 245 6 251 #587
1954 267 6 273 #545
1953 309 10 319 #496
1952 319 — 319 #473
1951 334 13 347 #454
1950 330 8 338 #444
1949 402 15 417 #397
1948 386 10 396 #404
1947 448 13 461 #378
1946 399 9 408 #382
1945 390 6 396 #349
1944 472 8 480 #310
1943 530 11 541 #301
1942 517 20 537 #303
1941 541 9 550 #275
1940 581 22 603 #258
1939 584 15 599 #258
1938 706 11 717 #234
1937 702 17 719 #232
1936 698 10 708 #235
1935 797 17 814 #215
1934 829 16 845 #215
1933 872 14 886 #198
1932 1,046 23 1,069 #181
1931 1,081 22 1,103 #172
1930 1,341 32 1,373 #155
1929 1,463 26 1,489 #149
1928 1,661 27 1,688 #139
1927 1,807 29 1,836 #138
1926 2,027 37 2,064 #129
1925 2,215 33 2,248 #126
1924 2,237 24 2,261 #126
1923 2,360 28 2,388 #114
1922 2,392 15 2,407 #112
1921 2,248 31 2,279 #119
1920 2,071 18 2,089 #123
1919 1,793 31 1,824 #133
1918 1,797 15 1,812 #130
1917 1,714 16 1,730 #128
1916 1,524 11 1,535 #134
1915 1,445 8 1,453 #134
1914 1,133 8 1,141 #133
1913 882 10 892 #137
1912 695 10 705 #156
1911 353 — 353 #204
1910 365 — 365 #187
1909 311 5 316 #191
1908 262 — 262 #207
1907 219 7 226 #222
1906 220 5 225 #207
1905 186 — 186 #230
1904 214 — 214 #206
1903 220 — 220 #191
1902 206 — 206 #205
1901 195 — 195 #206
1900 224 — 224 #211
1899 167 — 167 #212
1898 129 — 129 #268
1897 152 — 152 #223
1896 144 — 144 #232
1895 108 — 108 #272
1894 89 — 89 #294
1893 87 — 87 #290
1892 69 — 69 #325
1891 59 — 59 #330
1890 58 — 58 #336
1889 53 — 53 #345
1888 43 — 43 #368
1887 29 — 29 #411
1886 25 — 25 #438
1885 26 — 26 #412
1884 21 — 21 #448
1883 18 — 18 #462
1882 15 — 15 #488
1881 11 — 11 #530
1880 7 — 7 #719