Moreland — boys' name

What the Data Says About Moreland

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Moreland between 1916 and 1957, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moreland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moreland performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Moreland shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moreland 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 29 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.