Murron
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MUR-on
- Origin
- Scottish
Big in Scotland
Murron is a girls' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Murron mean?
Scottish: possibly a form of Gaelic Muireann
Known as the name of William Wallace's wife in the 1995 film Braveheart.
Is Murron a girl's or a boy's name?
Murron is a girls' name.
How popular is Murron in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Murron in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Murron in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,656 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,418 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 19 | #1,186 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 20 | #1,105 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
Names like Murron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Caoimhe Teagan Aoibheann Ffion Eilidh Caitlin Rhiannon Caragh Tegan Erin Eireann
Names related to Murron
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, “Murron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/murron, updated 20 October 2026.