Girl
Moira
Moira means "Irish/Scottish form of Mary" and comes from Irish, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. The name's best year yet was 1963.
IrishIrish/Scottish form of Mary
Etymology"Beloved" or "bitter"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
11
1920s
69
1930s
151
1940s
256
1950s
879
1960s
1,199
1970s
681
1980s
654
1990s
1,010
2000s
1,215
2010s
927
Peaked in the 2000s · 7,052 total U.S. births since 1900