girls:
189 births since 1902
#5527 (3rd percentile)
boys:
286 births since 1913
#4300 (6th percentile)
overall:
475 births since 1902
#7264 (6th percentile)
The name Murle is the #7,264 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 475 recorded births since 1902. This represents the 6.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,300 (6.2% percentile) for all time with 286 births since 1913. For girls, it ranks #5,527 (3.3% percentile) for all time with 189 births since 1902.
Murle first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1902 (1902 for girls and 1913 for boys). Birth data for Murle is available in 35 out of the 61 years between 1902 and 1962 (32 years for boys and 23 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Murle has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (60.2% of all recorded births). In 1962, 100.0% of babies named Murle were boys. Interestingly, until around 1913, the name was more popular for girls (100.0% girls from 1902 to 1912), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (60.9% boys from 1913 to 1962).
For boys, Murle reached its peak popularity in 1926, achieving the 2.0% percentile (ranked #540) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 1926, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.0% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1962.
For girls, Murle reached its peak popularity in 1916, achieving the 1.4% percentile (ranked #565) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 1902, with 18 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1944.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Murle".
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