Moira
Moira was the 2047th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 834th; the most babies were born in 1963 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved down 409 places. More babies were named Moira in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,047 girls, down 245 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 93girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1963144 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,941babies recorded
Moira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,047 | 93 |
| 2020 | #1,802 | 110 |
| 2010 | #2,054 | 97 |
| 2000 | #1,444 | 128 |
| 1990 | #2,120 | 62 |
| 1980 | #1,653 | 70 |
| 1970 | #1,416 | 74 |
| 1960 | #963 | 124 |
| 1950 | #1,519 | 38 |
| 1940 | #1,828 | 20 |
| 1930 | #2,386 | 14 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Moira, counting every spelling?
Moira has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Moira?
93 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Moira (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Moira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 90 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Moira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Moira?
About 7,200 people born in the US named Moira are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 16 and 58. That makes Moira mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Moira by state
How common Moira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.0×), Ohio (1.9×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Moira
How popular is the name Moira?
Moira was the 2047th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 834th; the most babies were born in 1963 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved down 409 places. More babies were named Moira in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Moira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Moira in the US.
Where is Moira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Moira was most common in Washington (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Oregon.