How Many People Are Named Muriel?
people named Muriel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 33,390 people in the US has this name
Based on 55,646 babies named Muriel in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
2,407 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval English form of a Celtic name which was probably related to the Irish name MUIRGEL. The Normans brought it to England from Brittany. In the modern era it was popularized by a character from Dinah Craik's novel 'John Halifax, Gentleman' (1856).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Muriel, 98.8% were girls and 1.2% were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Muriel alive today is about 70 years old, and 78% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 85 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Muriel first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 2,407 babies. In 2025, 32 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Muriel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #112, in 1922. In 2025 it ranked #4,429.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,429 |
| Best rank | #112 (1922) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #132 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Muriel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Muriel were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,413 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Muriel was given 4.4 times as often in Maine, 4.2 times in Rhode Island and 3.8 times in New Hampshire.
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