Moon
Moon was the 3123rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2485th with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,528 places. More babies were named Moon in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,123 girls, up 1,595 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52girls
- Girls and boys
- 73% girls, 27% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202273 babies
- Total since 1880
- 627babies recorded
Moon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,123 | #6,691 | 52 | 13 |
| 2020 | #4,718 | #7,891 | 28 | 10 |
| 2010 | — | #11,731 | — | 6 |
| 2000 | #12,711 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Moon, counting every spelling?
Moon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 63 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 63 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | 52 | #3,123 | 272 |
| Maneh | 6 | #14,299 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Moon?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Moon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Moon 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 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Moon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Moon?
About 500 people born in the US named Moon are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 8. That makes Moon a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Moon by state
How common Moon was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 46 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
These names rose and fell in step with Moon: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Moon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Moon
How popular is the name Moon?
Moon was the 3123rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2485th with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,528 places. More babies were named Moon in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Moon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 73% girls, 27% boys given the name Moon in the US.
Where is Moon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Moon was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Florida.