Murray

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Murray is a masculine given name, primarily derived from the Scottish and Irish surname Murray. It also become a popular name and garnered associations with diaspora Jewish and Italian communities. It may refer to:

From Wikipedia

Murray first appears in the data in 1957 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1963 with 184 babies (rank #67 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Murray

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Murray yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,724

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

184

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Murray

Murray Gell-Manntheoretical physicist · b. 1929
Murray Rothbardeconomic historian · b. 1926
Murray Bookchinpeace activist · b. 1921
Murray Perahiapianist · b. 1947
Murray Walkerpresenter · b. 1923

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1957	81	#86
1958	65	#95
1959	88	#80
1960	144	#78
1961	139	#78
1962	144	#72
1963	184	#67
1964	156	#72
1965	126	#79
1966	87	#92
1967	112	#84
1968	117	#83
1969	114	#90
1970	76	#97
1971	86	#98
2015	3	#450
2016	2	#710