Boys' name · since 1913
Moore
28 babies named Moore in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Moore is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 28 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moore has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1949.
- #26,453 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moore ranks #26,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #26,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Moore's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Moore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moore's full recorded timeline at 1918, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1913 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1949
- Peak year (1913)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Moore by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (18 births, 64% of the file).
1910s was Moore's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Moore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 18 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Moore's decade-level peak was the 1910s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Moore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1913)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1913–1949 (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 Moore 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.