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First names that go with Murphy

We scored all 6,671 first names that have made the US top 1,000 since 1900 against Murphy for flow, rhythm and pronunciation. 1,260 of them score 80 or higher. Murphy is the #64 most common surname in the US (308,417 people in the 2010 Census).

Murphy has 2 syllables and starts on a stressed beat, so first names that end on an unstressed syllable (DUM-da, like Lily or Jessica) lead into it smoothly, while names that end on a stressed beat put two stresses side by side. Select a name to see its full breakdown in the Baby Name Analyzer.

Girl names for Murphy

Best-sounding names in the 2024 US top 1,000.

  1. 1.
    Mercy
    score 93
  2. 2.
    Mckinley
    score 92
  3. 3.
    Murphy
    score 92
  4. 4.
    Maliaalso Maliyah, Maleah
    score 92
  5. 5.
    Mackenziealso Mckenzie, Makenzie
    score 91
  6. 6.
    Maria
    score 91
  7. 7.
    Marina
    score 91
  8. 8.
    Malloryalso Malorie, Mallorie
    score 91
  9. 9.
    Maggie
    score 90
  10. 10.
    Fernanda
    score 90
  11. 11.
    Birdiealso Berdie
    score 90
  12. 12.
    Berkley
    score 90

Boy names for Murphy

Best-sounding names in the 2024 US top 1,000.

  1. 1.
    Murphy
    score 92
  2. 2.
    Matias
    score 91
  3. 3.
    Fernando
    score 91
  4. 4.
    Sergio
    score 90
  5. 5.
    Malik
    score 90
  6. 6.
    Makari
    score 90
  7. 7.
    Camilo
    score 90
  8. 8.
    Sterling
    score 89
  9. 9.
    Evander
    score 89
  10. 10.
    Rodrigo
    score 89
  11. 11.
    Dimitri
    score 88
  12. 12.
    Kamari
    score 88

Less common picks

Names that have charted since 1900 but are outside today's top 1,000.

  1. 1.
    Myrtiealso Mertie
    score 94
  2. 2.
    Murrayalso Murry
    score 93
  3. 3.
    Merlene
    score 92
  4. 4.
    Furman
    score 92
  5. 5.
    Buffy
    score 92
  6. 6.
    Jermey
    score 92
  7. 7.
    Mercedes
    score 91
  8. 8.
    Effie
    score 91
  9. 9.
    Marita
    score 91
  10. 10.
    Virgie
    score 91
  11. 11.
    Marandaalso Myranda
    score 91
  12. 12.
    Merlealso Merl, Myrle
    score 91

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How it works

  • Every first name that has made the US top 1,000 since 1900 (about 6,700) is scored against your last name for flow, rhythm and pronunciation.
  • Names are scored with the same engine as the Baby Name Analyzer. Well-known full names can differ by a few points there, because the analyzer also looks up the full name's cultural associations.
  • Tell us a name you already like and we'll find the closest-sounding names, and how each one compares.
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