Ronald Murray
There are approximately 448 people named Ronald Murray living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 765,077 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ronald with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Murray. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
448
1 in 765,077
Named Ronald
715K
Alive today
Named Murray
215K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 715K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Estimated bearers: 215K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #136
Per 100K: 62.69
Top ancestry: White (74.9%)
First name trend
Ronald: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ronald. The peak year was 1947 with 34,973 births. The average person named Ronald today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Murray surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Murray, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.9%.
- White74.9%
- Black or African American19.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ronald has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2085% of the US population, based on 714,772 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Murray appears at a rate of 62.69 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0627%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 448 people with the full name Ronald Murray. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Ronald
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FAQ
Ronald Murray: questions and answers
How many people are named Ronald Murray?
We estimate approximately 448 people in the United States share the full name Ronald Murray. That works out to about 1 in 765,077 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2085%) with the surname frequency (62.69 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ronald Murray?
We classify Ronald Murray as "Very Rare". About 1 in 765,077 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ronald a male or female name?
Ronald is predominantly male. Out of 1,085,633 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Ronald profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.