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Moira

female

Meaning

"Bitter; Beloved"

An Irish form associated with Mary, it inherits complex traditional glosses such as bitterness or beloved, depending on interpretive lineage.

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Popularity History of Moira

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#1901Ranked in 2024

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Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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Selected Year Rank
#1901

Moira was nationally ranked in 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
-103

lower than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Baby Name Lists That Include Moira

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Quick Facts

OriginIrish, Hebrew
Syllables2
Length5 letters

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