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Moon

Gender-neutral name
Current rank #3,123 and rising
All-time peak #2,485 in 2022
First recorded 1972 in U.S. data
Children named 627 since 1972
74% girls 26% boys (#6,691)

Popularity over time

Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,485 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration

Meaning & background

Moon makes its debut in American naming records in 1972, where it reads as a unisex name. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Roughly 627 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.

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