Recorded 1982–1990 Girls' name Peak 1990 11 births

Moire — girls' name

11 babies named Moire in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s6
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Moire was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

6 babies were named Moire in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moire

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Moire between 1982 and 1990, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moire currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moire performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Moire shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moire in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Moire at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

11

Since 1982

9 years of records

Peak year

1990

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1982

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1990

Moire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1982

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19901982 5

Moire by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 55% of Moire's all-time total
1980s51990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moire?
11 babies have been named Moire since 1982. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1990 with 6 births.
When was Moire most popular?
Moire was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Moire been used?
Moire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 9 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Moire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moira, Moises, Moina, Moiya. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.