Murl

Murl is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Murl are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 76%Female 24%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 76% male / 24% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,941 male / 626 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Murl

To address Murl when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Murl," in English, "Guten Tag Murl," in German. About 76% of people named Murl are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Murl,

German

Guten Tag Murl,

French

Bonjour Murl,

Spanish

Estimado/a Murl:

Chinese

Murl您好：

Japanese

Murl様

English

Hi Murl,

German

Hi Murl,

French

Salut Murl,

Spanish

Hola Murl,

Chinese

Murl你好：

Japanese

Murlさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Murl by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	76%

United States birth data

1,941 male · 626 female · 2,567 births recorded

Male 76%Female 24%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Murl a male or female name?

Murl is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Murl are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Murl in an email?

Is Murl a unisex name?

Murl is not a unisex name: 76% of people named Murl are men. Murl leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Murl a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/murl (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_murl,
  title  = {Is Murl a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/murl},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}