Murphy dog name
We found 3,494 dogs named Murphy in the public pet registers of 26 places. Combining all places, Murphy is the #41 dog name. 13% of dogs named Murphy are female.
🐱 Murphy is also a cat name (#227 for cats, 33 cats).
Murphy as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #36 of 51,228 | 1,274 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #91 of 34,500 | 476 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #32 in top 100 | 1,263 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #44 of 10,500 | 133 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #52 of 8,191 | 56 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #157 of 4,586 | 17 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #61 of 4,375 | 25 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #49 of 4,602 | 24 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #72 of 5,788 | 12 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #174 of 3,045 | 9 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #335 of 2,965 | 4 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #56 of 2,906 | 18 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #11 of 2,440 | 39 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #297 of 3,446 | 3 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #13 of 2,588 | 32 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #35 of 1,974 | 20 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #74 of 2,062 | 11 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #46 of 1,888 | 17 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #40 of 1,965 | 13 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #27 of 2,347 | 12 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #40 of 1,917 | 10 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #93 of 1,161 | 5 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #20 of 1,280 | 11 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #31 of 958 | 5 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #88 of 518 | 2 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #28 of 641 | 3 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Murphy. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
257 female and 1,701 male dogs named Murphy, in the places that record sex.
Murphy over the years
Dogs named Murphy per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Murphy
Compared to all dogs, Murphy is especially common among Irish Setters (6.8×), Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers (4.7×), Old English Sheepdogs (3.5×), Great Pyreneess (3.2×) and Bernese Mountain Dogs (2.9×).
Based on 1,798 dogs named Murphy with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Murphy as a baby name
Murphy was the #397 girls' name in the US in 2025 (783 babies).Murphy was the #754 boys' name in the US in 2025 (341 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #346 for boys in New Zealand, #593 for boys in England and Wales and #632 for girls in Scotland. See Murphy as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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