Is Moira a boy or girl name?
Moira is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 105 girls and 0 boys were named Moira, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,847 US babies named Moira were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,901
- Babies named Moira since 1913
- 7,847
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 144 babies
Boys and girls named Moira, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 151 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 256 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 881 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,199 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 679 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 654 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,010 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,215 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,175 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 547 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,901 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,798 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,065 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,673 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,802 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,782 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,611 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,642 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,769 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,681 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,935 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,789 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,904 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,054 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,927 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,798 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,875 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,611 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,597 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,590 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,483 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,602 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,646 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,443 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,355 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,401 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,311 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,335 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,658 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,792 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,888 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,811 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,120 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,329 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,749 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,909 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,903 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,920 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,826 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,577 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,503 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,610 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,653 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,638 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,720 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,552 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,558 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,746 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,610 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,447 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,360 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,286 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,417 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,148 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 111 | #997 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,056 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 110 | #981 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 143 | #833 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 143 | #867 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 144 | #877 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 120 | #976 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,026 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 124 | #962 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,043 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 126 | #919 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,007 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,071 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 102 | #992 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,031 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,081 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,103 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,157 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,519 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,401 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,451 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,712 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,136 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,309 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,071 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,213 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,549 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,862 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,828 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,668 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,533 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,567 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,232 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,825 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,817 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,051 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,265 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,533 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,386 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,866 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,659 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,772 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,795 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,924 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,637 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,796 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,919 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,255 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,542 |
Highest rank
Moira has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #833 in 1965. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Moira
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.