Moya

Moya

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Irish

Moya first appears in the data in 1923 and has been recorded in 73 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 19 babies (rank #6,235 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Moya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Moya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

627

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1923	6	#4,802
1925	6	#4,799
1927	5	#5,376
1932	6	#4,271
1933	6	#4,078
1936	5	#4,667
1938	7	#3,736
1939	5	#4,743
1941	5	#4,871
1943	7	#4,082
1948	5	#5,784
1949	5	#5,795
1952	5	#6,152
1954	13	#3,275
1955	8	#4,627
1956	5	#6,601
1957	12	#3,622
1959	9	#4,533
1960	6	#6,178
1961	13	#3,735
1962	7	#5,681
1964	8	#5,319
1965	5	#7,205
1967	6	#6,552
1968	13	#3,934
1969	13	#4,103
1970	8	#6,177
1971	18	#3,607
1972	8	#6,364
1973	11	#5,097
1974	13	#4,632
1975	7	#7,692
1976	6	#8,854
1977	13	#5,119
1979	6	#9,765
1980	10	#6,612
1981	9	#7,175
1982	15	#4,869
1983	11	#6,076
1984	10	#6,613
1985	6	#10,201
1986	6	#10,431
1987	7	#9,462
1988	6	#11,295
1989	9	#8,509
1990	6	#12,394
1991	8	#9,948
1992	5	#14,763
1993	9	#9,260
1994	10	#8,579
1995	6	#12,831
1996	5	#15,077
1997	6	#13,211
1998	5	#15,800
1999	13	#7,571
2000	13	#7,894
2001	16	#6,866
2002	16	#6,943
2003	19	#6,235
2004	12	#9,093
2005	9	#11,539
2006	9	#12,113
2007	7	#14,984
2008	15	#8,413
2009	9	#12,151
2010	13	#9,081
2011	6	#16,172
2012	7	#14,555
2013	8	#12,799
2014	6	#15,927
2015	7	#14,022
2017	7	#13,666
2021	5	#16,904

Year

Babies

Rank

1923

#4,802

1925

#4,799

1927

#5,376

1932

#4,271

1933

#4,078

1936

#4,667

1938

#3,736

1939

#4,743

1941

#4,871

1943

#4,082

1948

#5,784

1949

#5,795

1952

#6,152

1954

#3,275

1955

#4,627

1956

#6,601

1957

#3,622

1959

#4,533

1960

#6,178

1961

#3,735

1962

#5,681

1964

#5,319

1965

#7,205

1967

#6,552

1968

#3,934

1969

#4,103

1970

#6,177

1971

#3,607

1972

#6,364

1973

#5,097

1974

#4,632

1975

#7,692

1976

#8,854

1977

#5,119

1979

#9,765

1980

#6,612

1981

#7,175

1982

#4,869

1983

#6,076

1984

#6,613

1985

#10,201

1986

#10,431

1987

#9,462

1988

#11,295

1989

#8,509

1990

#12,394

1991

#9,948

1992

#14,763

1993

#9,260

1994

#8,579

1995

#12,831

1996

#15,077

1997

#13,211

1998

#15,800

1999

#7,571

2000

#7,894

2001

#6,866

2002

#6,943

2003

#6,235

2004

#9,093

2005

#11,539

2006

#12,113

2007

#14,984

2008

#8,413

2009

#12,151

2010

#9,081

2011

#16,172

2012

#14,555

2013

#12,799

2014

#15,927

2015

#14,022

2017

#13,666

2021

#16,904

Numerology of Moya

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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