Total births
23
Girls' name · since 2014
Morah
23 babies named Morah in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16970
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Morah currently ranks #16970 among girls' names in America, with 23 babies recorded since 2014.
Morah has 23 recorded births among girls since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16970 as of the latest data, more common than 4% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2024.
- #16970 among girls today
- 23 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Morah is currently the #16970 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 23 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16970
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Morah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16970
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Morah was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
7 babies were named Morah in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Morah compares
23 8th percentile among 17,726 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
Morah's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Morah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Morah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Morah splits its recorded history at 2021: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Morah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#16,970
Active since
2014
Morah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Morah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Morah's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Morah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Morah? ▼
Morah has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16970 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Morah most popular? ▼
Morah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Morah been used? ▼
Morah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Morah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morgan, Moriah, Morgen, Morghan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Morah
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Moriah Girl
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Morgen Girl
1,862 births
Morghan Girl
1,296 births
Morganne Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Morah: #16970 Girls' Name - 23 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/morah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Morah 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 June 2026.