Moana Girl
How popular is Moana?
#4,066 girl name in 2025
35 baby girls were named Moana in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name.
1,112living people named Moana (est.)
10median age of people named Moana
1,146babies named Moana since 1880
1 in 94,724US babies born in 2025
Moana popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,066 for girls (▼ 890 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+94% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,719 in 2015, #3,221 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (141 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,552 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1941 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Moana is most popular
Babies named Moana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
Moana by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 16 | #3,250 |
| 1950s | 53 | #3,489 |
| 1960s | 37 | #4,772 |
| 1970s | 108 | #4,491 |
| 1980s | 76 | #5,909 |
| 1990s | 59 | #9,012 |
| 2000s | 110 | #6,796 |
| 2010s | 415 | #1,552 |
| 2020s | 272 | #3,002 |
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Questions
- Is Moana a boy or girl name?
- Moana is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Moana were girls.
- How popular is the name Moana?
- 35 baby girls were named Moana in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name.
- When was Moana most popular?
- Moana peaked in 2017, when 141 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,552 in 2017.
- How many people are named Moana?
- 1,146 babies have been named Moana in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,112 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Moana most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Moana was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.