Names / Girl names
Moana
Current rank
#4,141
and easing
All-time peak
#1,559
in 2017
First recorded
1941
in U.S. data
Children named
1,100
since 1941
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,559 in 2017 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Moana is a girls' name that enters U.S. records in 1941. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 1,100 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.