Recorded 2010–2023 Unisex name Peak 2013 72 births

Moo — boys' name

72 babies named Moo in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s612020s11
2010s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Moo was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

11 babies were named Moo in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moo

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Moo between 2010 and 2023, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Moo is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 49 additional births since 2008.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Moo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moo 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 72 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.

Moo at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

72

Since 2010

14 years of records

Peak year

2013

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2010

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2023

Moo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2010

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 2023202120182017201620152014201320122010 5

Moo popularity over time — girls

49 total births recorded since 2008 (Moo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 49 births
4.555.566.577.5 20232021201720152013201220112008 6

Moo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
61 births that decade — 85% of Moo's all-time total
2010s612020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moo?
72 babies have been named Moo since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 11 births.
When was Moo most popular?
Moo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Is Moo a unisex name?
Yes, Moo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 72 births, and as a girl's name it has 49 births.
How long has the name Moo been used?
Moo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 14 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Moo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moody, Moosa, Moon, Moore, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2010–2023 (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.