Recorded 1918–1921 Boys' name Peak 1921 19 births

Moyer — boys' name

19 babies named Moyer in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s14
1920s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Moyer was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

14 babies were named Moyer in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moyer

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Moyer between 1918 and 1921, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moyer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moyer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Moyer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Moyer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moyer 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 19 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.

Moyer at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

19

Since 1918

4 years of records

Peak year

1921

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1918

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1921

Moyer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1918

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1921)
14
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
46810121416 19211918 5

Moyer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
14 births that decade — 74% of Moyer's all-time total
1910s51920s14

Moyer by state

Where Moyer concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Moyer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
7 36.8%
North Carolina share of Moyer's total US births 36.8%

7 of 19 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moyer?
19 babies have been named Moyer since 1918. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1921 with 14 births.
When was Moyer most popular?
Moyer was most popular in the 1920s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Moyer most popular?
The top states for the name Moyer are North Carolina (7 births).
How long has the name Moyer been used?
Moyer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 4 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Moyer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moyses, Moyosoreoluwa. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1921 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.