Girls' name · since 1963
Moraima
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.
- #16,302 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
287 girls have been named Moraima since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moraima has been recorded 287 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2015.
- #16,302 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 287 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moraima ranks #16,302 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 287 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,302 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Moraima's 287 recorded births place it above 77.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Moraima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moraima's full recorded timeline at 1983, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moraima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2015
- Peak year (1982)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Moraima by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (85 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Moraima's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Moraima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 85 births (30% of all-time use).
Moraima by state
Where Moraima concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 3.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 3.5% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
11 of 287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Moraima's data
- Moraima's decade-level peak was the 1970s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Moraimas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Moraima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1963–2015 (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 Moraima 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.