Recorded 1974–2001 Girls' name Peak 1994 270 births

Moranda — girls' name

270 babies named Moranda in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s431980s941990s1152000s18
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Moranda was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

21 babies were named Moranda in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moranda

The Social Security Administration has registered 270 babies named Moranda between 1974 and 2001, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moranda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moranda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Moranda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Moranda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moranda 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 270 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.

Moranda at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

270

Since 1974

28 years of records

Peak year

1994

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1974

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2001

Moranda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1974

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
21
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20011997199319891984198019761974 7

Moranda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
115 births that decade — 43% of Moranda's all-time total
1970s431980s941990s1152000s18

Moranda by state

Where Moranda concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Moranda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
California share of Moranda's total US births 1.9%

5 of 270 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moranda?
270 babies have been named Moranda since 1974. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1994 with 21 births.
When was Moranda most popular?
Moranda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Moranda most popular?
The top states for the name Moranda are California (5 births).
How long has the name Moranda been used?
Moranda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 28 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Moranda?
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, 1974–2001 (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.