Feminine dossier · first seen 1913

Moira

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1963

Peak rank proxy

144

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1913Peak 19632024

Peak year

1963

Decline from peak

27.1%

2024

105

All-time

7,847

Moira has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1963, when 144 girls were named Moira.

In 2024, only 105 girls were given the name.

Down 27.1% from its peak.

All told, about 7,847 Americans have been named Moira and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1913.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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