Murrell

girls:

190 births since 1902

#5526 (3rd percentile)

boys:

1.1k births since 1898

#3503 (24th percentile)

overall:

1.3k births since 1898

#6454 (17th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Murrell is the #6,454 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,288 recorded births since 1898. This represents the 16.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 16.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,503 (23.6% percentile) for all time with 1,098 births since 1898. For girls, it ranks #5,526 (3.3% percentile) for all time with 190 births since 1902.

Murrell first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1898 (1898 for boys and 1902 for girls). Birth data for Murrell is available in 71 out of the 95 years between 1898 and 1992 (70 years for boys and 27 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 Murrell has been given predominantly to boys, with 85.2% of all recorded births being male. In 1992, 100.0% of babies named Murrell were boys.

For boys, Murrell reached its peak popularity in 1923, achieving the 5.8% percentile (ranked #519) with 33 births per million. The name was most common in 1909, with 45 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1992.

For girls, Murrell reached its peak popularity in 1919, achieving the 1.2% percentile (ranked #587) with 10 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 1947.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Murrell".

1898 1992 18981992

Key Statistics

Total Births
190
Peak Births
12
Peak Year
1919
First Recorded
1902
Peak Percentile
1.2%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#587
Current Rank
Female statistics
Total Births
1,098
Peak Births
37
Peak Year
1923
First Recorded
1898
Peak Percentile
5.8%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#519
Current Rank
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Murrell

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Murrell. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 75.6% confident that Murrell is pronounced as MER-uhl, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MAW-ruhl, at 14.6% confidence, with 2 syllables.

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MER-uhl (2 syllables)
75.6% confidence
M ER1 AH0 L
MAW-ruhl (2 syllables)
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14.6% confidence
M AO1 R AH0 L
MER-ehl (2 syllables)
9.8% confidence
M ER1 EH0 L

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