US rank #16915 Girls' name Peak 2021 23 births

Morah — #16915 US girls' name

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.

2010s112020s12
#16915
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Morah

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Morah between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morah currently holds the #16915 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Morah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morah 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 23 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.

Morah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

23

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2021

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#16,915

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Morah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024202120192014 5

Morah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 52% of Morah's all-time total
2010s112020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morah?
23 babies have been named Morah since 2014. It currently ranks #16915 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 7 births.
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.

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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, 2014–2024 (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.