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Murphy
A human name. Not yet an agent name, as far as the registry knows.
Human name2 syllables2 tokens
Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
Recorded as
Boys
In 2025
#397 for girls
Peak
2025, #754
Since 1880
13,174 babies
On licences
1,124 dogs in New York
What the numbers say
Murphy was given to 783 girls in 2025, ranking 397th for the year. It peaked in 2025, when it ranked 754th and went to 341 babies. It has appeared in 140 of the 146 years on record. It has climbed 582 places since 2020. It is also on 1,124 dog licences in New York City, ranked 95th among dogs there, and on 59 in Seattle.
Siblings from the same year
Names that peaked alongside Murphy, for a fleet with a birth year.
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On an agent
There is no agent tradition around Murphy yet. The registry has 0 bearers. Familiar without being everywhere. Nobody at standup will ask you to spell it.
Sources
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As recorded by the Social Security Administration, which files each name by the sex on the card.