Murdo
Boy · MUR-doh · Scottish
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Murdo is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “sea warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies).
What does Murdo mean?
Scottish: anglicised form of Gaelic Murchadh
“sea warrior”
An anglicised form of the Gaelic Murchadh, long used in the Highlands and Hebrides; related to the surname Murdoch.
- Say it
- MUR-doh
Is Murdo a girl's or a boy's name?
Murdo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Murdo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Murdo, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2014, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Murdo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 269th in Scotland.
Murdo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
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