The name Murray is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "from the land by the sea".

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An old-man name that sounds cute when used for a little girl, and is starting to seem cool again for boys too. For girls, it might be associated with Mina Murray (later, Mina Harker) from Bram Stoker's Dracula and its many adaptations.

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Murray

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The name Murray peaked for girls at #2082 in 1904. Murray is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Murray is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "settlement by the sea".

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Murray, you may be surprised to discover, is a Scottish surname name --that of an ancient noble clan--with a sea-swept meaning, and just could be in the next wave of reevaluated grandpa names. Currently Number 60 for baby boys born in its native Scotland; it was at its highest in the US in 1922, when it reached Number 208, but has been off the list since 1975. Could it be time for a comeback? TV Murrays have appeared on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Flight of the Conchords and Degrassi: The Next Gemeration.
 Lisa Kudrow used it as the middle name of her son Julian.

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The name Murray is currently ranked #997 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #206 in 1922. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in MURRAY, MURRAY, and MURRAY. Murray is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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