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.

Murray

#784 most common boys' name of all time · #1,762 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#784
Rank overall
#1,762 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
22,299
Since 2016
568
Peak year
1922 #207
Best rank
#207 1922
Girls Boys peak 635/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Murray 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 8 50 58 #2,604
2024 12 48 60 #2,716
2023 13 62 75 #2,277
2022 8 47 55 #2,753
2021 10 41 51 #2,972
2020 7 47 54 #2,659
2019 7 52 59 #2,525
2018 6 44 50 #2,748
2017 5 52 57 #2,452
2016 6 43 49 #2,784
2015 — 44 44 #2,723
2014 — 40 40 #2,889
2013 — 26 26 #3,865
2012 5 42 47 #2,813
2011 — 31 31 #3,435
2010 — 30 30 #3,533
2009 — 23 23 #4,279
2008 — 26 26 #3,923
2007 — 18 18 #5,000
2006 — 19 19 #4,678
2005 — 33 33 #3,093
2004 — 15 15 #5,253
2003 — 21 21 #3,978
2002 — 18 18 #4,325
2001 — 32 32 #2,865
2000 — 25 25 #3,300
1999 — 29 29 #2,866
1998 — 28 28 #2,853
1997 — 17 17 #3,884
1996 — 32 32 #2,443
1995 — 25 25 #2,850
1994 — 31 31 #2,449
1993 — 34 34 #2,260
1992 — 37 37 #2,087
1991 — 34 34 #2,145
1990 5 37 42 #2,016
1989 — 45 45 #1,705
1988 — 33 33 #1,953
1987 — 33 33 #1,899
1986 6 38 44 #1,665
1985 — 31 31 #1,870
1984 — 37 37 #1,608
1983 — 41 41 #1,492
1982 — 49 49 #1,344
1981 — 49 49 #1,336
1980 — 61 61 #1,166
1979 — 52 52 #1,271
1978 — 52 52 #1,240
1977 — 44 44 #1,368
1976 — 55 55 #1,154
1975 — 68 68 #994
1974 5 61 66 #1,055
1973 — 69 69 #971
1972 — 66 66 #995
1971 5 95 100 #830
1970 — 109 109 #788
1969 6 115 121 #727
1968 — 93 93 #772
1967 — 120 120 #680
1966 — 140 140 #628
1965 — 136 136 #643
1964 8 176 184 #597
1963 — 206 206 #553
1962 7 203 210 #554
1961 5 227 232 #527
1960 7 217 224 #538
1959 — 242 242 #505
1958 — 257 257 #489
1957 6 269 275 #473
1956 7 309 316 #430
1955 — 281 281 #442
1954 5 286 291 #425
1953 9 249 258 #453
1952 5 282 287 #410
1951 5 273 278 #412
1950 — 233 233 #437
1949 6 276 282 #403
1948 6 253 259 #422
1947 6 294 300 #400
1946 5 238 243 #412
1945 — 189 189 #433
1944 6 219 225 #407
1943 8 290 298 #359
1942 8 256 264 #382
1941 — 265 265 #359
1940 5 259 264 #353
1939 6 244 250 #363
1938 — 265 265 #343
1937 — 251 251 #341
1936 — 223 223 #363
1935 — 255 255 #346
1934 — 261 261 #339
1933 5 279 284 #321
1932 6 341 347 #301
1931 — 377 377 #284
1930 7 412 419 #279
1929 — 437 437 #266
1928 8 504 512 #251
1927 7 511 518 #252
1926 9 568 577 #234
1925 9 587 596 #226
1924 12 590 602 #228
1923 9 589 598 #220
1922 7 628 635 #207
1921 8 604 612 #219
1920 6 524 530 #239
1919 5 464 469 #245
1918 6 477 483 #246
1917 10 436 446 #241
1916 9 434 443 #244
1915 — 361 361 #250
1914 6 339 345 #229
1913 5 268 273 #229
1912 7 254 261 #216
1911 5 139 144 #212
1910 6 89 95 #259
1909 — 67 67 #278
1908 — 72 72 #249
1907 — 71 71 #251
1906 — 47 47 #300
1905 — 60 60 #252
1904 5 46 51 #282
1903 — 31 31 #349
1902 — 38 38 #315
1901 — 41 41 #269
1900 — 49 49 #299
1899 — 33 33 #309
1898 — 32 32 #343
1897 — 41 41 #283
1896 — 31 31 #348
1895 — 39 39 #288
1894 — 27 27 #355
1893 — 18 18 #441
1892 — 24 24 #389
1891 — 21 21 #384
1890 — 32 32 #310
1889 — 24 24 #367
1888 — 18 18 #450
1887 — 34 34 #286
1886 — 19 19 #413
1885 — 21 21 #394
1884 — 17 17 #458
1883 — 20 20 #394
1882 — 19 19 #422
1881 — 14 14 #470
1880 — 17 17 #438