Boys' name · since 2009

Moctar

10 babies named Moctar in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#35,338 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2009
2000s
peak decade

10 boys have been named Moctar since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Moctar has 10 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2016.

  • #35,338 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 2009
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moctar ranks #35,338 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2009, peaking in the 2000s.

#35,338 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2009
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Moctar's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Moctar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Moctar's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded.

Moctar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2009)
5
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
5 20092016 5

Moctar by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

2000s was Moctar's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Moctar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moctar? ▼
Moctar has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #35,338 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 5 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Moctar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moctar ranks #35,338 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Moctar most popular? ▼
Moctar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Moctar been used? ▼
Records for Moctar go back to 2009, giving 8 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Moctar? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moctezuma. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Moctar's data

  • Moctar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Moctar

Nearby Names Like Moctar

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Moctar

Moctezuma Boy
17 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Moctar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2016 (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 Moctar 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.