girl's name

Moesha

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 1,274

Ireland

#609

1999 births

Moesha is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2014 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1996, when 426 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1996.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Moesha over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

820
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Moesha by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 820
2000s 242
2010s (to 2014) 5

How popular is Moesha?

In 2014, Moesha was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Moesha is used

Ireland #609 3 in 1999
Canada #2,525 6 in 2001
England & Wales #4,835 4 in 2006
France as Moësha #5,747 5 in 2018
United States #18,423 5 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

How Moesha is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Moësha Moësha is a rare spelling of Moesha, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Moesha

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Moesha also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Moesha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Moesha

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Moesha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Moesha

How popular is the name Moesha?

In 2014, Moesha was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Moesha a girl's or a boy's name?

Moesha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Moesha?

Moesha has 3 syllables.

When was Moesha most popular?

Moesha peaked in 1996, when 426 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.