Unisex name · since 1972
Moon
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 465 babies named Moon, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1972
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Moon is the #3112 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 465 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Moon recorded 465 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #3112 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #12,390 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,112 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 465 born since 1972
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moon ranks #12,390 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,112 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 465 born since 1972, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1972
- 2020s
- peak decade
Moon's 465 recorded births place it above 82.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Moon compares
465 Top 46% higher than 54% of 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
Moon's all-time total is 24% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moon | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 465 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Moon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moon's full recorded timeline at 2014, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Moon popularity over time - boys
162 total births recorded since 1995 (Moon as boys' name)
Moon by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (300 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Moon's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Moon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 108
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
300 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 300 births (65% of all-time use).
Moon by state
Where Moon concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 77 | 16.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.1% |
77 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Moon's data
- California records the most Moons (77 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Moon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Moon 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.