Over the past 110 years, 47 521 girls and 42 boys have been named Muriel. The name Muriel ranks 544th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Muriel in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Muriel came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.