Murray

Murray

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 41 babies (rank #474 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

575

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	38	#486
1997	41	#474
1998	34	#550
1999	21	#797
2000	28	#665
2001	22	#807
2002	32	#626
2003	34	#651
2004	19	#1,062
2005	34	#740
2006	30	#841
2007	36	#773
2008	26	#1,012
2009	31	#896
2010	21	#1,226
2011	20	#1,284
2012	27	#1,042
2013	23	#1,135
2014	21	#1,262
2015	16	#1,559
2016	21	#1,301

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#486

1997

#474

1998

#550

1999

#797

2000

#665

2001

#807

2002

#626

2003

#651

2004

#1,062

2005

#740

2006

#841

2007

#773

2008

#1,012

2009

#896

2010

#1,226

2011

#1,284

2012

#1,042

2013

#1,135

2014

#1,262

2015

#1,559

2016

#1,301

Meaning

Numerology of Murray

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Murray

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