Boys' name · since 1880
Moroni
415 babies named Moroni in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 415
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moroni is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 415 have been recorded since 1880.
Moroni has 415 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #8,828 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 415 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moroni ranks #8,828 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 415 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 415
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moroni's 415 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Moroni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Moroni's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Moroni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Moroni by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (148 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Moroni's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Moroni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 148 births (36% of all-time use).
Moroni by state
Where Moroni concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 83 | 20.0% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Idaho | | 5 | 1.2% |
83 of 415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Moroni's decade-level peak was the 2000s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Moronis (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
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 Moroni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Moroni 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.