Feminine dossier · first seen 1941

Moana

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Moana
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

141

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1941Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

64.5%

2024

All-time

1,109

Moana is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 141 girls were named Moana.

In 2024, only 50 girls were given the name.

Down 64.5% from its peak.

All told, about 1,109 Americans have been named Moana and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1941.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

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