How Many People Are Named Murdoch?
people named Murdoch are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,572,785 people in the US has this name
Based on 57 babies named Murdoch in Social Security records from 1923 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
10 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of MUIREDACH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Murdoch in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Murdoch alive today is about 8 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Murdoch first appears in the records in 1923 and was given most often in 2019, to 10 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1923 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Murdoch has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,682, in 1923. In 2025 it ranked #13,286.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,286 |
| Best rank | #4,682 (1923) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #12,744 in the 2020s |
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