Moïra

Meaning and origin of Moïra

Popularity of Moïra in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Moïra has been rising (+5.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Moïra every 41 schools, all spellings combined.

Moïra in English-speaking countries

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  861^st girls’ name8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,106

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,426^th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,300

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,886^th girls’ name312 babies in 3 years1 girl in 15,487−2.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  22 babies in 3 years1 girl in 34,901

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Moïra and Moira are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Moira10
• Moyra5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Moïra

• Maëline
• Maëlie
• Maëlyne
• Maëly
• Mahée
• Maïwen
• Aëla
• Maïwenn
• Eileen
• Alana
• Youna
• Maëlly

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin