Moira Girl
How popular is Moira?
#2,036 girl name in 2025
93 baby girls were named Moira in the US in 2025, making it the 2036th most popular girl name.
7,285living people named Moira (est.)
32median age of people named Moira
7,941babies named Moira since 1880
1 in 35,649US babies born in 2025
Moira popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,036 for girls (▼ 141 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 93 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,636 in 2015, #1,792 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1963 (144 girls) |
| Highest rank | #832 in 1965 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Moira is most popular
Babies named Moira per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 girls)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 girls)
- Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
Moira by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #3,185 |
| 1920s | 69 | #2,736 |
| 1930s | 151 | #1,539 |
| 1940s | 256 | #1,392 |
| 1950s | 881 | #915 |
| 1960s | 1,199 | #832 |
| 1970s | 679 | #1,280 |
| 1980s | 654 | #1,489 |
| 1990s | 1,010 | #1,301 |
| 2000s | 1,215 | #1,429 |
| 2010s | 1,175 | #1,609 |
| 2020s | 641 | #1,667 |
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Questions
- Is Moira a boy or girl name?
- Moira is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Moira were girls.
- How popular is the name Moira?
- 93 baby girls were named Moira in the US in 2025, making it the 2036th most popular girl name.
- When was Moira most popular?
- Moira peaked in 1963, when 144 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #832 in 1965.
- How many people are named Moira?
- 7,941 babies have been named Moira in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,285 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Moira most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Moira was most common in Washington, at 0.2 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.