Murphy

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Celtic	Either	Sea warrior
Irish	Boy	Sea warrior

Fun Facts about the name Murphy

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Scrabble Score

16 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A potato."

Similar & Rhyming Names

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Popularity of Murphy

Popularity Analysis

The name Murphy first appeared in the social security administration database in 1881. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1892 when it reached rank #510. As of 2024, it ranked #815.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	815	Male	0.0166%
2023	900	Male	0.0140%
2022	887	Male	0.0142%
2020	967	Male	0.0121%
1956	939	Male	0.0030%
1955	973	Male	0.0029%
1954	949	Male	0.0030%
1953	887	Male	0.0033%
1952	786	Male	0.0041%
1951	912	Male	0.0031%
1950	882	Male	0.0034%
1949	849	Male	0.0036%
1948	903	Male	0.0033%
1947	934	Male	0.0031%
1944	753	Male	0.0050%
1943	834	Male	0.0043%
1942	862	Male	0.0041%
1941	825	Male	0.0048%
1940	886	Male	0.0043%
1939	750	Male	0.0057%
1938	741	Male	0.0061%
1937	846	Male	0.0048%
1936	935	Male	0.0041%
1935	801	Male	0.0056%
1934	815	Male	0.0056%
1933	856	Male	0.0052%
1932	683	Male	0.0075%
1931	821	Male	0.0055%
1930	838	Male	0.0054%
1929	805	Male	0.0059%
1928	934	Male	0.0046%
1927	694	Male	0.0076%
1926	675	Male	0.0078%
1925	806	Male	0.0059%
1924	847	Male	0.0056%
1923	718	Male	0.0073%
1922	750	Male	0.0069%
1921	860	Male	0.0057%
1920	778	Male	0.0066%
1919	759	Male	0.0072%
1918	863	Male	0.0056%
1917	721	Male	0.0076%
1916	732	Male	0.0075%
1915	768	Male	0.0069%
1914	739	Male	0.0075%
1913	945	Male	0.0052%
1912	663	Male	0.0091%
1911	783	Male	0.0075%
1910	848	Male	0.0067%
1909	744	Male	0.0085%
1908	649	Male	0.0102%
1907	533	Male	0.0132%
1906	580	Male	0.0118%
1905	583	Male	0.0119%
1904	749	Male	0.0079%
1903	543	Male	0.0131%
1902	995	Male	0.0053%
1901	760	Male	0.0078%
1900	527	Male	0.0129%
1897	575	Male	0.0115%
1895	661	Male	0.0087%
1894	838	Male	0.0064%
1893	562	Male	0.0107%
1892	510	Male	0.0122%
1891	924	Male	0.0055%
1890	962	Male	0.0050%
1886	816	Male	0.0059%
1883	779	Male	0.0062%
1881	839	Male	0.0055%

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