girl's name

Moyra

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 70

Ireland

#589

1984 births

Moyra is a girl's name. In 2016 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1932, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1916.

Moyra over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

18
'10 '30 '60 '00 '10
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Births named Moyra by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1930s 7
1960s 6
2000s 18
2010s (to 2016) 7

How popular is Moyra?

In 2016, Moyra was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Moyra is used

Ireland #589 3 in 1984
Scotland #608 3 in 1979
France #7,089 5 in 2023
United States #13,899 7 in 2016

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.

Names that peaked alongside Moyra

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

Parents who like Moyra also like

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

Sibling names for Moyra

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

Common questions about Moyra

How popular is the name Moyra?

In 2016, Moyra was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Moyra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Moyra most popular?

Moyra peaked in 1932, when 7 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.