UK boy's name
Murdo
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Murdo is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Murdo popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4107, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 4 births.
This profile covers 22 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 1999 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Murdo is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 498 living people in the UK are called Murdo. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Murdo ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 4 boys were registered as Murdo.
- • Murdo ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #246 in 2024.
- • About 498 living people in the UK are estimated to have Murdo as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4107
2023
Births in 2023
4
Latest year
Peak year
2023
4 births
Estimated living
498
2026
Popularity
Murdo over time
The chart below shows babies named Murdo registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Murdo, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2023, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Murdo by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Murdo was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4107 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4709 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | #3180 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990s | #2943 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Murdo is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Murdo. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Murdo ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #246 in 2024.
Across the UK
Murdo in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#246 in 2024
50 years of NRS records, 484 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Murdo
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Murdo Fraser
politician
British politician (born 1965)
1965-
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Murdo MacLeod
association football player; association football coach
Scottish footballer and manager (born 1958)
1958-
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Murdo MacLeod
snooker player
Scottish snooker player
1947-
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Murdo Tait
association football player; association football coach
Scottish footballer (born 1938)
1938-
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Murdo MacLean
badminton player
badminton player
1908-2000
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Murdo MacPherson
crofter; singer; fisher
Scottish Gaelic singer from the Isle of Skye, Scotland
1907-1971
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Murdo Macfarlane
poet; writer; soldier
British writer
1901-1982
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Murdo MacKenzie
entrepreneur
cattle baron (1850–1939)
1850-1939
Related
Names similar to Murdo
- Matthew 80,931
- Mohammed 74,321
- Muhammad 72,235
- Max 59,807
- Michael 47,075
- Mason 38,935
- Mohammad 25,910
- Morgan 15,994
- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
- Marcus 11,257
- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Murdo: questions and answers
How popular is the name Murdo in the UK right now?
In 2023, Murdo was ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Murdo most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 4 babies registered as Murdo in England and Wales.
How many people are called Murdo in the UK?
A total of 22 babies have been registered as Murdo across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 484 more in Scotland.
Where is Murdo most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Murdo ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #246 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.