Murphy Gender Poll

Does the name Murphy strike you more as a male or female name? Or strictly gender neutral? Or do you only see it as a dog’s name?
I’ve had it on my list for a boy, but looking more into it, it seems like it’s actually more common for girls? That, or people feel very strongly that is is pure canine. :joy:

  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Neutral
  • Canine
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Association wise it leans masc, preference wise I prefer it as a fem name, but in general I think of it as unisex. And it’s kind of a dog name but not as much as other, if that makes sense?

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I see it as a man’s name, but second would be a dog. Sorry!

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I think of the character from the movie Interstellar who is female. I prefer it for a girl but I think it works as a gender neutral name.

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I used to see it only as a boy name. But, I’ve met a girl named [name_u]Murphy[/name_u], and it actually fits quite well on her. So, like [name_u]Casey[/name_u], [name_u]Parker[/name_u], and [name_u]Alex[/name_u], I believe [name_u]Murphy[/name_u] could fit on girls as well as boys.

I like it as a gender neutral name, but it leans masculine to me, if I had to guess

gender neutral, leaning masc - however i’d love to see a girl named murphy :pleading_face:

This is also my first association. I think it works well for any gender.

To me, it’s a masculine name that also works on girls. In the same way I know girls named [name_u]Tyler[/name_u], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_u]Ashton[/name_u], [name_u]Drew[/name_u], [name_u]Blaine[/name_u], etc. I prefer it on a male but it’s an unexpected choice that works on a girl too.

It’s male to me, but after watching Interstellar, like some of the pps, I can see it on a girl too. No more doggy to me than [name_u]Max[/name_u] is :woman_shrugging:

I find it gender neutral and I prefer it on a girl. I don’t find it an animal name.

I’ve met 2 - male dog and a little girl

i used to see it as a masc name, but then my friend named her female dog [name_u]Murphy[/name_u] and now i also like it for a girl!

canine had me a giggle

i used to think of it as only masc, but after seeing a cute little princess named it it has grown on me as a nicely unisex name. dogs deserve all the good names as well ok, any 3 options are cute

I’ve only ever heard it as a surname or boys name. But I’d be very happy to hear it on a girl! :slight_smile:

I adore unisex/masculine names on girls.