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Murphy

Murphy is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Murphy are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 84%Female 16%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
84% male / 16% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
6,520 male / 1,239 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Murphy

To address Murphy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Murphy," in English, "Guten Tag Murphy," in German. About 84% of people named Murphy are men and 16% 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 Murphy,

German

Guten Tag Murphy,

French

Bonjour Murphy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Murphy:

Chinese

Murphy您好：

Japanese

Murphy様

English

Hi Murphy,

German

Hi Murphy,

French

Salut Murphy,

Spanish

Hola Murphy,

Chinese

Murphy你好：

Japanese

Murphy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 Murphy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonman's name84%

United States birth data

6,520 male · 1,239 female · 7,759 births recorded

Male 84%Female 16%

Since 1980: 69% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Murphy a male or female name?

Murphy is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Murphy are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Murphy in an email?

To address Murphy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Murphy," in English, "Guten Tag Murphy," in German. About 84% of people named Murphy are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Murphy a unisex name?

Murphy is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Murphy are men. Murphy leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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