girl's name
Moani
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 109
Moani is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Moani over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 38 |
| 2010s | 29 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 32 |
How popular is Moani?
In 2025, Moani was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Moani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Moani also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Moani over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Moani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Moani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Moani
How popular is the name Moani?
In 2025, Moani was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Moani a girl's or a boy's name?
Moani is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Moani most popular?
Moani peaked in 2005, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Moani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Moani currently ranks #12,525 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.