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Girl's name · #397 in the US (2025) · Trending
67% girls · 33% boys — For most of its history Murphy was mostly a boys' name; since around 2021 most babies named Murphy have been girls. Murphy →
Murphy first appeared in 1898, vanished from the records entirely for 43 years, and since returning in 1987 has climbed back to #397. About 4,700 girls have carried it in all.
In recent years, Murphy ran about 5× its national rate in Montana—where it ranked #87 in 2025.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#436 in New Zealand (2025) · #715 in England & Wales (2025) · #730 in Scotland (2025) · #2,371 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,027 in France (2025) · #851 in Canada (2024).
It is also an American family name — about 308,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.
Among 49 notable people named Murphy:
Similar names: Murphie · Elowyn · Mulan · Effie · Blaire · Maisy
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