Infographic of Moira name meaning, which is “She who is allotted (by fate),” ultimately from the Greek meiresthai, to receive one’s portion. In Greek religion, the fate of a person.
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Moira Name Popularity

How popular is the name Moira? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 5 0.0005%
1934 — 6 0.0006%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 12 0.0012%
1938 — 7 0.0007%
1939 — 6 0.0006%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 9 0.0008%
1942 — 11 0.0009%
1943 — 6 0.0005%
1944 — 9 0.0007%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 9 0.0005%
1948 — 12 0.0008%
1949 — 18 0.0011%
1950 — 18 0.0011%
1951 — 41 0.0024%
1952 — 34 0.0019%
1953 — 43 0.0024%
1954 — 64 0.0035%
1955 — 71 0.0039%
1956 — 52 0.0028%
1957 — 67 0.0035%
1958 — 83 0.0044%
1959 — 86 0.0045%
1960 — 91 0.0048%
1961 — 68 0.0036%
1962 — 84 0.0046%
1963 — 115 0.0064%
1964 — 111 0.0063%
1965 — 105 0.0064%
1966 — 75 0.0048%
1967 — 70 0.0046%
1968 — 79 0.0053%
1969 — 55 0.0036%
1970 — 43 0.0027%
1971 — 52 0.0035%
1972 — 45 0.0033%
1973 — 35 0.0027%
1974 — 28 0.0022%
1975 — 29 0.0023%
1976 — 31 0.0024%
1977 — 42 0.0031%
1978 — 21 0.0016%
1979 — 38 0.0027%
1980 — 51 0.0035%
1981 — 37 0.0025%
1982 — 41 0.0027%
1983 — 30 0.002%
1984 — 23 0.0015%
1985 — 34 0.0022%
1986 — 30 0.002%
1987 — 24 0.0016%
1988 — 48 0.0031%
1989 — 19 0.0012%
1990 — 29 0.0017%
1991 — 29 0.0018%
1992 — 39 0.0024%
1993 — 49 0.0031%
1994 — 46 0.003%
1995 — 65 0.0043%
1996 — 67 0.0045%
1997 — 74 0.005%
1998 — 77 0.0051%
1999 — 63 0.0042%
2000 — 82 0.0054%
2001 — 70 0.0046%
2002 — 56 0.0037%
2003 — 76 0.005%
2004 — 67 0.0044%
2005 — 83 0.0054%
2006 — 78 0.005%
2007 — 42 0.0027%
2008 — 72 0.0047%
2009 — 58 0.0039%
2010 — 52 0.0036%
2011 — 50 0.0035%
2012 — 49 0.0034%
2013 — 39 0.0027%
2014 — 68 0.0047%
2015 — 73 0.005%
2016 — 54 0.0037%
2017 — 66 0.0047%
2018 — 75 0.0055%
2019 — 51 0.0038%
2020 — 53 0.0042%
2021 — 67 0.0055%
2022 — 36 0.0027%
2023 — 51 0.0039%

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Names Like Moira

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What names are variants of Moira?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Moira.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Moire

Star of the sea

Latin

Moyra

English


What names sound like Moira?

If you like how Moira sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Moira.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Maira

Irish

Meira

Light

Hebrew

Mira

Wonderful; peace; propserous

Spanish

Mora

Star of the sea

Irish


What names are similar to Moira?

Find a name that’s like Moira, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Maura

“The maid from Mauretania,” the land of the Moors, in allusion to their swarthiness, from the Greek mauros, dark.

Irish

Maureen

Star of the sea

Irish

Moya

A variant form of Moira.

Scandinavian


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1 Comment

  1. When I found out this baby’s gender, i I was going through a really difficult time in my life and honestly was seeking a name to reflect that. In he book of Ruth in the Bible, Naomi tells people to call her Mara which means “bitter” and Moira was close to that for me, while also being one of Wendy from Peter Pan’s middle names AND Irish (my heritage).


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