Girls' name · since 1976
Moani
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 109 babies named Moani, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,217 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 109
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moani currently ranks #12217 among girls' names in America, with 109 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moani has been recorded 109 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #12217 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #26,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,217 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 109 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moani ranks #26,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,217 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 109 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,217 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 109
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moani's 109 recorded births place it above 63.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Moani compares
109 26th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Moani's all-time total is 71% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 21 | 19,840 |
Moani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moani's full recorded timeline at 2017, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Moani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Moani's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Moani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (35% of all-time use).
Moani by state
Where Moani concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 109 births nationwide.
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What to do with Moani's data
- Moani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Moanis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Moani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Moani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.