Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Murdo

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
sea

Pronunciation

m(u)-rdo, mur-do

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4103, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20234
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #233, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #269, 14 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202514
202416
202313
202215
202113
202016
201919
201814
201714
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence