Moir

MWAHR /ˈmwɑːɹ/
boy 1 syllable fading

Moir is a very rare variant of Moira that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Moir is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1928. Moir was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1924 (8 births).

About the name Moir

PronunciationMWAHR /ˈmwɑːɹ/
8peak births 1924
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Moir

How popular is Moir?

Boys named Moir
19141915192019251928
Boys named Moir per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1928 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1928) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Moir total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19288—#3,275
19257—#3,632
19248—#3,417
19235—#4,676
19205—#4,752
19155—#4,207
19146—#3,143