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Muriel Name Origin: Irish
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Pronunciation: m(u)-riel
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Muriel Name Popularity
How popular is the name Muriel? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
191 |
309 |
0.0878% |
| 1911 |
210 |
303 |
0.0814% |
| 1912 |
157 |
657 |
0.1303% |
| 1913 |
135 |
858 |
0.1513% |
| 1914 |
133 |
1,108 |
0.159% |
| 1915 |
134 |
1,427 |
0.1571% |
| 1916 |
135 |
1,506 |
0.1559% |
| 1917 |
128 |
1,700 |
0.1699% |
| 1918 |
130 |
1,787 |
0.1665% |
| 1919 |
132 |
1,771 |
0.1691% |
| 1920 |
123 |
2,053 |
0.1846% |
| 1921 |
119 |
2,240 |
0.1956% |
| 1922 |
112 |
2,385 |
0.2141% |
| 1923 |
114 |
2,349 |
0.2097% |
| 1924 |
126 |
2,222 |
0.1913% |
| 1925 |
126 |
2,197 |
0.1944% |
| 1926 |
129 |
2,016 |
0.1833% |
| 1927 |
138 |
1,784 |
0.1612% |
| 1928 |
139 |
1,646 |
0.1538% |
| 1929 |
149 |
1,440 |
0.139% |
| 1930 |
153 |
1,330 |
0.1273% |
| 1931 |
171 |
1,052 |
0.1066% |
| 1932 |
179 |
1,028 |
0.1041% |
| 1933 |
197 |
847 |
0.0909% |
| 1934 |
212 |
807 |
0.0835% |
| 1935 |
213 |
765 |
0.0787% |
| 1936 |
233 |
674 |
0.07% |
| 1937 |
228 |
676 |
0.0686% |
| 1938 |
232 |
679 |
0.0663% |
| 1939 |
260 |
540 |
0.0531% |
| 1940 |
258 |
547 |
0.0515% |
| 1941 |
278 |
495 |
0.044% |
| 1942 |
304 |
476 |
0.0377% |
| 1943 |
303 |
481 |
0.0368% |
| 1944 |
312 |
424 |
0.0342% |
| 1945 |
351 |
350 |
0.0287% |
| 1946 |
378 |
359 |
0.0243% |
| 1947 |
378 |
409 |
0.0245% |
| 1948 |
405 |
340 |
0.0213% |
| 1949 |
403 |
349 |
0.0217% |
| 1950 |
443 |
286 |
0.0178% |
| 1951 |
459 |
287 |
0.0169% |
| 1952 |
469 |
276 |
0.0158% |
| 1953 |
501 |
255 |
0.0144% |
| 1954 |
569 |
201 |
0.011% |
| 1955 |
598 |
188 |
0.0102% |
| 1956 |
655 |
163 |
0.0086% |
| 1957 |
693 |
156 |
0.0081% |
| 1958 |
799 |
107 |
0.0057% |
| 1959 |
809 |
112 |
0.0059% |
| 1960 |
843 |
104 |
0.0055% |
| 1961 |
866 |
102 |
0.0054% |
| 1962 |
812 |
118 |
0.0064% |
| 1963 |
799 |
120 |
0.0067% |
| 1964 |
873 |
93 |
0.0053% |
| 1965 |
1,023 |
57 |
0.0035% |
| 1966 |
1,111 |
46 |
0.0029% |
| 1967 |
1,216 |
35 |
0.0023% |
| 1968 |
1,325 |
29 |
0.0019% |
| 1969 |
1,384 |
29 |
0.0019% |
| 1970 |
1,363 |
36 |
0.0023% |
| 1971 |
1,360 |
36 |
0.0024% |
| 1972 |
1,766 |
16 |
0.0012% |
| 1973 |
2,544 |
5 |
0.0004% |
| 1974 |
2,517 |
5 |
0.0004% |
| 1975 |
2,027 |
11 |
0.0009% |
| 1976 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1977 |
2,092 |
12 |
0.0009% |
| 1978 |
2,097 |
12 |
0.0009% |
| 1979 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1980 |
3,041 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1981 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1982 |
2,119 |
15 |
0.001% |
| 1983 |
2,784 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 1984 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1985 |
2,062 |
17 |
0.0011% |
| 1986 |
1,798 |
25 |
0.0017% |
| 1987 |
1,921 |
22 |
0.0014% |
| 1988 |
2,561 |
11 |
0.0007% |
| 1989 |
2,390 |
16 |
0.001% |
| 1990 |
3,314 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 1991 |
2,746 |
12 |
0.0007% |
| 1992 |
2,643 |
13 |
0.0008% |
| 1993 |
3,859 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1994 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1995 |
2,765 |
11 |
0.0007% |
| 1996 |
2,775 |
10 |
0.0007% |
| 1997 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1998 |
3,029 |
8 |
0.0005% |
| 1999 |
3,568 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2000 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2001 |
3,547 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2002 |
2,579 |
16 |
0.0011% |
| 2003 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2004 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2005 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2006 |
3,183 |
10 |
0.0006% |
| 2007 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2008 |
3,508 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 2009 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2010 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2011 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2012 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2013 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2014 |
3,435 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2015 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2016 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2017 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2018 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2019 |
— |
0 |
0% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Merial
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Sea nymph; shining sea; sparkling, shining sea
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Irish
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Meriel
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Sea nymph; shining sea
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Irish
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Merrill
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Irish
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Miureall
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Sparkling, shining sea
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Irish
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Murial
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Star of the sea; sparkling, shining sea
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Latin
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Muriella
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Sparkling, shining sea
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Irish
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Murielle
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Star of the sea; sparkling, shining sea
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Latin
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