Moira Name Popularity

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How popular is Moira?

In 2018 the uncommon name Moira, ranked the 1,606th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Moira is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #833 in 1965.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1963 with 144 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Moira in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1920.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Moira occurred roughly during the years 1932-1937, 1938-1942, 1945-1958, 1985-1988, and 1992-1995, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1965-1970, and 1971-1974.

Moira's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Moira has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Moira?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The name Moira is still rare but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Moira (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		133	1,606
2017		132	1,637
2016		118	1,762
2015		131	1,637
2014		126	1,680
2013		103	1,934
2012		115	1,787
2011		105	1,902
2010		97	2,051
2009		109	1,925
2008		122	1,797
2007		112	1,875
2006		133	1,610
2005		128	1,596
2004		124	1,589
2003		132	1,483
2002		116	1,601
2001		111	1,646
2000		128	1,442
1999		131	1,355
1998		123	1,401
1997		133	1,311
1996		110	1,489
1995		124	1,334
1994		91	1,657
1993		82	1,791
1992		75	1,888
1991		79	1,811
1990		62	2,120
1989		51	2,325
1988		73	1,748
1987		60	1,907
1986		59	1,904
1985		58	1,920
1984		59	1,825
1983		71	1,577
1982		80	1,503
1981		73	1,608
1980		70	1,653
1979		69	1,638
1978		61	1,720
1977		70	1,551
1976		65	1,558
1975		54	1,747
1974		59	1,610
1973		67	1,447
1972		74	1,359
1971		86	1,285
1970		75	1,401
1969		94	1,149
1968		111	995
1967		97	1,055
1966		110	981
1965		143	833
1964		143	867
1963		144	877
1962		120	975
1961		113	1,025
1960		124	962
1959		105	1,042
1958		125	923
1957		108	1,007
1956		92	1,070
1955		102	991
1954		90	1,037
1953		80	1,081
1952		73	1,103
1951		66	1,157
1950		38	1,518
1949		44	1,401
1948		41	1,451
1947		32	1,712
1946		20	2,136
1945		15	2,308
1944		18	2,070
1943		17	2,214
1942		29	1,549
1941		20	1,862
1940		20	1,828
1939		22	1,668
1938		12	2,533
1937		24	1,568
1936		14	2,232
1935		19	1,826
1934		19	1,817
1933		9	3,052
1932		6	4,267
1931		12	2,533
1930		14	2,386
1929		11	2,866
1928		8	3,658
1927		8	3,772
1926		8	3,794
1925		8	3,923
1924		5	5,635
1923		6	4,797
1922		7	4,313
1921		8	3,920
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.