Murphy

Irish

"sea warrior"

Murphy Origin and Meaning

The name Murphy is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "sea warrior".

This jaunty Celtic surname -- the most common family name in both Ireland and the US -- is totally viable as a first. The arguably most famous Murphy is TV's Murphy Brown, and indeed the name is twice as common for baby girls as for baby boys today. But still, it's solidly gender neutral and works equally well for all sexes.

There have been countless notable surnamed Murphys, including the currently prominent Eddie and Cillian. Murphy was the eponymous protagonist of Samuel Beckett's first published novel.

One possible negative: the association with Murphy's Law--if anything can go wrong, it will.

Murphy Rank in US Top 1000

# 896 in the US

Murphy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 340 on Nameberry

Murphy Popularity

• 896 US 2023
• 340 Nameberry 2024
• 27 Unique 2021
• 781 Future 2028
• 735 England 2021
• 27 Dogs 2023
• 67 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Murphy

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• Murray
• Murphy
• Baxter
• Hurley
• Mercer
• Edison
• Sullivan
• Boone
• Marlow
• Roscoe
• Gulliver
• Curtis
• Morgan
• Denver
• Palmer
• Russell
• Fergus
• Fitzgerald
• Fred
• Huxley

Famous People Named Murphy

• Murphy Jensen American tennis player
• Murphy Lee stage name of Torhi Harper, American rapper
• Murphy James Foster Jr., American politician, former governor of Louisiana
• Murphy Anderson American comic book artist
• Murphy aka Mikael Judas (born Michael Cole) American pro wrestler
• Koltyn Murphy Locke (b. 2015) son of Kiptyn Locke from The Bachelor

Murphy in Pop Culture

• "Murphy " novel by Samuel Beckett and main character
• Murphy MacManus character in movie "Boondock Saints"
• Murphy character in movie "Ghost Brigade"
• Murphy Pendleton character in video game "Silent Hill: Downpour"
• Murphy's law most commonly "Anything that can go wrong, will"
• Murphy McNully character in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery