Murali
Origin
Telugu
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
the flute of Krishna (Sanskrit); shorthand for Muralidhara, the flute-bearer; a warm 1970s-80s cohort classic now mostly seen in the father generation
Popularity, 1890–2024
Murali does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
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