Murphie
Girl name · #2297 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 80 baby girls were named Murphie, placing it at #2297 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #14482, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,500 girls born in 2025 was named Murphie.
The 10-year story
Murphie first appears in the Social Security records in 2015, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 80 babies and a rank of #2276. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Murphie per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Murphie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Murphie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Murphie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Murphie is most common
State-level data for Murphie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Murphie
Statistically, parents drawn to Murphie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Reverie, Ottilie, Weslie, Ellorie, and Novalie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Murphie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #2276 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2930 |
| 2023 | 42 | #3640 |
| 2022 | 36 | #4041 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4413 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7100 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7442 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10113 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14482 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Murphie a popular girl name?
Murphie ranked #2297 among girls in 2025 with 80 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #14482.
When was the name Murphie most popular?
Murphie peaked in 2025, when 80 American girls received the name (ranked #2276 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Murphie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,500 newborn American girls was named Murphie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.