Muriel
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Scottish
- US rank, 2025
- #4,351 for girls
- Style
- Vintage revival
Muriel is a girls' name of Scottish origin, meaning “sea”. In 2025 it ranked 4,351st for girls in the US (32 babies).
What does Muriel mean?
Scottish
“sea”
A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly British usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Muriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Muriel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Muriel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 girls.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#46), 1914 (#41), 1924 (#33), 1934 (#52) and 1944 (#100).
Muriel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 2 | #5,792 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Muriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,351st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32 about 1 in 50,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Muriel, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,846th. Its busiest year was 1922, with 2,392 girls.
Half of all the girls named Muriel in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 1935, the years shaded on the chart below.
Muriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4,351 |
| 2024 | 50 | #3,176 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,870 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5,635 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5,982 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4,655 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4,760 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 41 | #3,065 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 45 | #2,710 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 34 | #3,261 |
| 1991 | 42 | #2,784 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 47 | #2,437 |
| 1988 | 37 | #2,798 |
| 1987 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 1986 | 59 | #1,889 |
| 1985 | 38 | #2,544 |
| 1984 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1983 | 40 | #2,359 |
| 1982 | 43 | #2,288 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 51 | #2,043 |
| 1979 | 30 | #2,860 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,938 |
| 1977 | 39 | #2,307 |
| 1976 | 27 | #2,791 |
| 1975 | 55 | #1,713 |
| 1974 | 41 | #2,029 |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,690 |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,832 |
| 1971 | 81 | #1,322 |
| 1970 | 76 | #1,369 |
| 1969 | 67 | #1,423 |
| 1968 | 82 | #1,196 |
| 1967 | 84 | #1,155 |
| 1966 | 105 | #999 |
| 1965 | 108 | #1,004 |
| 1964 | 141 | #872 |
| 1963 | 175 | #785 |
| 1962 | 163 | #820 |
| 1961 | 172 | #796 |
| 1960 | 168 | #789 |
| 1959 | 163 | #800 |
| 1958 | 169 | #770 |
| 1957 | 216 | #666 |
| 1956 | 219 | #641 |
| 1955 | 245 | #586 |
| 1954 | 267 | #543 |
| 1953 | 309 | #495 |
| 1952 | 319 | #472 |
| 1951 | 334 | #453 |
| 1950 | 330 | #443 |
| 1949 | 402 | #396 |
| 1948 | 386 | #404 |
| 1947 | 448 | #378 |
| 1946 | 399 | #381 |
| 1945 | 390 | #348 |
| 1944 | 472 | #309 |
| 1943 | 530 | #301 |
| 1942 | 517 | #303 |
| 1941 | 541 | #275 |
| 1940 | 581 | #258 |
| 1939 | 584 | #258 |
| 1938 | 706 | #234 |
| 1937 | 702 | #232 |
| 1936 | 698 | #235 |
| 1935 | 797 | #215 |
| 1934 | 829 | #215 |
| 1933 | 872 | #198 |
| 1932 | 1,046 | #181 |
| 1931 | 1,081 | #172 |
| 1930 | 1,341 | #155 |
| 1929 | 1,463 | #149 |
| 1928 | 1,661 | #139 |
| 1927 | 1,807 | #138 |
| 1926 | 2,027 | #129 |
| 1925 | 2,215 | #126 |
| 1924 | 2,237 | #126 |
| 1923 | 2,360 | #114 |
| 1922 | 2,392 | #112 |
| 1921 | 2,248 | #119 |
| 1920 | 2,071 | #123 |
| 1919 | 1,793 | #132 |
| 1918 | 1,797 | #130 |
| 1917 | 1,714 | #128 |
| 1916 | 1,524 | #134 |
| 1915 | 1,445 | #134 |
| 1914 | 1,133 | #133 |
| 1913 | 882 | #137 |
| 1912 | 695 | #155 |
| 1911 | 353 | #203 |
| 1910 | 365 | #187 |
| 1909 | 311 | #190 |
| 1908 | 262 | #207 |
| 1907 | 219 | #222 |
| 1906 | 220 | #207 |
| 1905 | 186 | #230 |
| 1904 | 214 | #205 |
| 1903 | 220 | #191 |
| 1902 | 206 | #205 |
| 1901 | 195 | #206 |
| 1900 | 224 | #210 |
| 1899 | 167 | #212 |
| 1898 | 129 | #267 |
| 1897 | 152 | #221 |
| 1896 | 144 | #231 |
| 1895 | 108 | #269 |
| 1894 | 89 | #293 |
| 1893 | 87 | #289 |
| 1892 | 69 | #324 |
| 1891 | 59 | #325 |
| 1890 | 58 | #332 |
| 1889 | 53 | #341 |
| 1888 | 43 | #366 |
| 1887 | 29 | #403 |
| 1886 | 25 | #432 |
| 1885 | 26 | #405 |
| 1884 | 21 | #438 |
| 1883 | 18 | #451 |
| 1882 | 15 | #475 |
| 1881 | 11 | #503 |
| 1880 | 7 | #679 |
Names like Muriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mabel, Florence, Elsie, Hazel, Annie, Nellie, Ada, Edith, Olive, Martha, Bonnie, Rose
Names related to Muriel
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Muriel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muriel, updated 20 October 2026.