Gender-neutral name Irish origin Christian tradition

Murphy

MUR-fee · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Sea warrior
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · trendy
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births954
Peak year2024
First appeared1881
Total US births12,044
2024 peak18811917195319882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Murph
Alternate spellings
Murphey
In other languages
Murchadha

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