NameTides

Moira

Moira was the #2,036 girls' name in the US in 2025 (93 babies), and #2,605 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Moira as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Moira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Moira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,036 (93)#2,605 (10)#780 (3)—#608 (5)#1,974 (11)
2024#1,895 (105)#4,193 (5)——#898 (3)#1,409 (17)
2023#1,780 (114)#3,219 (7)———#1,774 (12)
2022#2,048 (94)#3,971 (5)—#418 (3)#747 (4)#1,854 (11)
2021#1,667 (125)#2,942 (8)———#1,185 (21)
2020#1,792 (110)#4,535 (4)——#700 (4)#1,295 (18)
2019#1,773 (115)#4,686 (4)——#716 (4)#1,533 (15)
2018#1,609 (133)#2,901 (8)———#1,741 (12)
2017#1,636 (132)———#734 (4)#1,901 (11)
2016#1,757 (118)———#868 (3)#1,335 (18)
2015#1,636 (131)———#751 (4)#1,584 (14)
2014#1,674 (126)#4,003 (5)———#1,681 (13)
2013#1,929 (103)#5,742 (3)——#894 (3)#1,305 (18)
2012#1,782 (115)#4,838 (4)——#907 (3)#1,410 (17)
2011#1,898 (105)#4,764 (4)———#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1965 at #832.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1913.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Moira is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 22,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Moira by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Moira (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Moira (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MoiraCanadaGirls#1,97411
MoiraEngland & WalesGirls#2,60510
MoiraIrelandGirls#6085
MoiraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MoiraScotlandGirls#7803
MoiraUSGirls#2,03693