Muriel is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “sea and white, bright.” In 2024 it was given to 50 girls in the United States.
Muriel belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “sea and white, bright” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Muriel first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #112 in 1922, and in 2024 50 babies received the name — 54,852 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Muriel means “sea and white, bright” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Muriel is a girl name. In 2024, 50 babies received the name in the US.
Muriel comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Muriel first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #112 in 1922, and 50 babies were given the name in 2024.
Muriel is pronounced /ˈmjʊəɹɪ.əl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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