Girls' name · since 1916
Moyra
Moyra has 43 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moyra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 43 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Moyra recorded 43 times among girls since 1916, 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 1916 to 2016.
- #36,750 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moyra ranks #36,750 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #36,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Moyra's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Moyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Moyra's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Moyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2016
- Peak year (1932)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Moyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (18 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Moyra's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Moyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Moyra's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2010s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Moyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1916–2016 (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 Moyra 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.