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Murlin

100% boys · last recorded 1953

Murlin has been given to about 321 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1927, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 95
Median age today89 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Murlin per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1927 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time321

How popular is Murlin?

Its best year was 1927, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 1852nd. The typical living American called Murlin is about 89 years old today.

Names that sound like Murlin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlin0.80
  2. Merlin0.80
  3. Martin0.68
  4. Marvin0.68
  5. Mervin0.68
  6. Arlin0.68
  7. Carlin0.68
  8. Verlin0.68

Middle names for Murlin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Murlin Paul0.77
  2. Murlin John0.77
  3. Murlin Lee0.77
  4. Murlin Dean0.76
  5. Murlin Blake0.76
  6. Murlin Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Murlin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.71
  2. Winonasister · 0.68
  3. Ilasister · 0.67
  4. Cleoeither · 0.67
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.64
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.61

Where Murlin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Murlin Anderson0.77
    2. Murlin Reyes0.72
    3. Murlin Lee0.72
    4. Murlin Hall0.72
    5. Murlin Green0.72
    6. Murlin Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Murlin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.