Murdoch
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MUR-dok
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Murdoch is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “mariner; sea lord”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Murdoch mean?
Scottish: anglicised form of Gaelic Muireadhach
“mariner; sea lord”
Anglicised form of the Gaelic Muireadhach, long used in the Scottish Highlands.
Is Murdoch a girl's or a boy's name?
Murdoch is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Murdoch in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Murdoch, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 boys.
2025 had more boys named Murdoch than any year since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Murdoch in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 2 | #6,253 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 2 | #5,878 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2 | #5,314 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 2 | #4,575 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Names like Murdoch
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Finley, Logan, Noah, Finn, Rowan, Lochlan, Luca, Ronnie, Micah, Obi, Roman
More Scottish names
Isla, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Reid, Lachlan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Murdoch: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/murdoch, updated 20 October 2026.