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Around the globe, Murphy (Murphy , 墨菲 , マーフィー , along with others...) is a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently female given name. The forename Murphy is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common largely masculine, but seldom girly name, Eswatini, where it is quite a rare male name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare mostly male, but uncommonly female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Murphy is the last name as well as the forename.
Murphy is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Murphy Seeker , the character in the Resident Evil Franchise, Resident Evil 3.