Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Sea Warrior
- Irish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Murphy
Pronunciation
m(u)-rphy, mur-phy
More about the name
Murphy is a given name of Irish origin.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #754, 341 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #397, 783 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 341 | 783 |
| 2024 | 307 | 647 |
| 2023 | 258 | 586 |
| 2022 | 267 | 443 |
| 2021 | 213 | 398 |
| 2020 | 225 | 261 |
| 2019 | 185 | 177 |
| 2018 | 165 | 146 |
| 2017 | 165 | 148 |
| 2016 | 163 | 124 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #535, 72 births); most recent 2025 (rank #593, 65 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #705, 52 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | 52 |
| 2024 | 72 | 30 |
| 2023 | 53 | 35 |
| 2022 | 33 | 28 |
| 2021 | 47 | 16 |
| 2020 | 23 | 15 |
| 2019 | 20 | 8 |
| 2018 | 34 | 13 |
| 2017 | 31 | 15 |
| 2016 | 26 | 8 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #1378, 10 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4981, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 7 |
| 2022 | – | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
| 2020 | – | 7 |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2018 | – | 7 |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #478, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 4 | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 4 | – |
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
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #664, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence