Girls' name · since 1923
Moya
627 babies named Moya in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 627
- born since 1923
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 627 have been recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Moya recorded 627 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2021.
- #10,254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 627 born since 1923
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moya ranks #10,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 627 born since 1923, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 627
- born since 1923
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moya's 627 recorded births place it above 85.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Moya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Moya's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Moya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2021
- Peak year (2003)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Moya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (125 births, 20% of the file).
2000s was Moya's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Moya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
52 births
- 1960s
1960s
71 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (20% of all-time use).
How Moya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Moya's total volume
Moya by state
Where Moya concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.1% |
7 of 627 births nationwide.
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What to do with Moya's data
- Moya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Moyas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Moya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1923–2021 (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 Moya 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.