Unisex name · since 1913
Moran
52 babies named Moran in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
52 boys have been named Moran since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moran has been recorded 52 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 1928.
- #21,937 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 52 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moran ranks #21,937 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #21,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Moran's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Moran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moran's full recorded timeline at 1918, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1928
- Peak year (1916)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Moran popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1995 (Moran as girls' name)
Moran by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (32 births, 62% of the file).
1910s was Moran's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Moran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 32 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Moran's data
- Moran's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 1920s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Moran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1913–1928 (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 Moran 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.