Given name
Murna
“one who is much loved”
Murna is a variant of Myrna. One interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Murna is a variant of Myrna. One interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Murna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72
- 0 boys · 72 girls
- Most popular year
- 1940
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 120 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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