Murrin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MUR-on
- Origin
- Scottish
Murrin is a girls' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Murrin mean?
Scottish: spelling of Murron; possibly a form of Gaelic Muireann
Known as the name of William Wallace's wife in the 1995 film Braveheart.
Meaning borrowed from Murron.
Is Murrin a girl's or a boy's name?
Murrin is a girls' name.
How popular is Murrin in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Murrin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Murrin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 2 | #7,411 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 2 | #7,579 |
| 2015 | 2 | #7,531 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 2 | #5,117 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 2 | #5,038 |
Names like Murrin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Keira, Caoimhe, Caitlin, Aoibheann, Teagan, Imogen, Ffion, Summer, Niamh, Eireann, Cassidy
Names related to Murrin
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox
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, “Murrin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/murrin, updated 20 October 2026.