Feminine dossier · first seen 1941
Moana
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2017
Peak era
2017
Peak births
141
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Moana
How many people are named Moana?
An estimated 1,084 living Americans are named Moana.
How rare is Moana?
Moana is very rare among babies today, with 35 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 75.2% from its 2017 peak.
How old is the typical Moana?
The median age of a living American named Moana is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 30 years old.
Is Moana still popular?
Not especially. Moana has been declining since its 2017 peak and registered 35 births in 2025.
Where is Moana most common?
Moana has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.7× more often than the national baseline.
1941Peak 20172025
Peak year
2017
Decline from peak
75.2%
2025
35
All-time
1,146
Where it lives now
Moana is most concentrated in California — about 1.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Moana is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.