Moria — #12291 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Moria

The Social Security Administration has registered 557 babies named Moria between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moria currently holds the #12291 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moria performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Moria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Moria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moria 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 557 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.