Recorded 1963–2015 Girls' name Peak 1982 287 births

Moraima — girls' name

287 babies named Moraima in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s431970s851980s691990s472000s382010s5
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Moraima was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

15 babies were named Moraima in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moraima

The Social Security Administration has registered 287 babies named Moraima between 1963 and 2015, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moraima currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moraima performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Moraima shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Moraima in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moraima 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 287 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.

Moraima at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

287

Since 1963

53 years of records

Peak year

1982

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1963

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2015

Moraima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1963

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1982)
15
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 20152002199319851980197519701963 6

Moraima by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
85 births that decade — 30% of Moraima's all-time total
1960s431970s851980s691990s472000s382010s5

Moraima by state

Where Moraima concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Moraima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 3.8%
#2 New York
10 3.5%
#3 California
5 1.7%
Texas share of Moraima's total US births 3.8%
Even split

11 of 287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moraima?
287 babies have been named Moraima since 1963. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1982 with 15 births.
When was Moraima most popular?
Moraima was most popular in the 1970s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Moraima most popular?
The top states for the name Moraima are Texas (11 births), New York (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Moraima been used?
Moraima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 53 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Moraima?
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.

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, 1963–2015 (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.