How Many People Are Named Murrel?
people named Murrel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,494,779 people in the US has this name
Based on 925 babies named Murrel in Social Security records from 1898 to 1977, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
42 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Murrel, 7.6% were girls and 92.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Murrel fell from 31.8% in the 1910s to 18.4% in the 1930s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Murrel alive today is about 77 years old, and 93% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 69 and 85 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Murrel first appears in the records in 1898 and was given most often in 1926, to 42 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1977.
Babies given the name each year, 1898 to 1977
🏆 Rank History
Murrel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,167, in 1913. Among girls, its best rank was #1,428, in 1901.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,167 (1913) | #1,428 (1901) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,529 in the 1920s | #3,561 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Murrel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Murrel were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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