Girls' name · since 1995
Moriya
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 115 babies named Moriya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moriya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 115 have been recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moriya has been recorded 115 times among girls since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2024.
- #25,634 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 115 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moriya ranks #25,634 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moriya's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Moriya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Moriya's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Moriya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Moriya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Moriya's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Moriya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Moriya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Moriya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1995–2024 (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 Moriya 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.