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Moana Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Moana?

In 2018 the rare name Moana, ranked the 2,298th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Moana would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity ranking of #1555 was reached in 2017 with 141 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Moana was less than 5, most recently in 1992.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Moana occurred roughly during the years 2010-2017.

For a number of years, the name Moana has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Moana for their newborn has risen dramatically.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Moana?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Moana is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Moana (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 79 2,298
2017 141 1,555
2016 57 2,952
2015 18 6,888
2014 16 7,531
2013 19 6,633
2012 10 10,987
2011 12 9,542
2010 9 11,945
2009 12 9,797
2008 19 6,986
2007 10 11,379
2006 16 7,741
2005 8 12,642
2004 5 17,926
2003 9 11,021
2002 8 11,827
2001 10 9,868
2000 13 7,886
1999 8 11,060
1998 7 11,983
1997 9 9,558
1996 5 15,064
1995 5 14,979
1994 6 12,872
1993 6 12,892
1992 < 5 --
1991 8 9,940
1990 5 14,454
1989 7 10,456
1988 7 9,984
1987 9 7,783
1986 10 6,938
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1984 5 11,553
1983 8 7,789
1982 11 6,207
1981 8 7,874
1980 11 6,185
1979 11 6,021
1978 7 8,223
1977 13 5,116
1976 12 5,092
1975 12 5,054
1974 12 4,917
1973 11 5,093
1972 6 7,907
1971 12 4,729
1970 12 4,676
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1967 7 5,856
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1964 7 5,832
1963 < 5 --
1962 7 5,673
1961 8 5,156
1960 8 5,044
1959 7 5,395
1958 7 5,248
1957 5 6,748
1956 10 4,087
1955 7 5,048
1954 11 3,640
1953 6 5,470
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.