Recorded 1917–1932 Girls' name Peak 1917 53 births

Moline — girls' name

53 babies named Moline in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s401930s5
1920s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Moline was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Moline in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moline

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Moline between 1917 and 1932, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Moline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moline 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 53 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.

Moline at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

53

Since 1917

16 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1917

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1932

Moline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1917

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 19321925192419231922192119201917 8

Moline by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 75% of Moline's all-time total
1910s81920s401930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moline?
53 babies have been named Moline since 1917. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Moline most popular?
Moline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Moline been used?
Moline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 16 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Moline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Molly, Mollie, Molli, Mollee, and 4 more. 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, 1917–1932 (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.