Moena
Moena is a comune (municipality) and a village in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Trento. It is the largest comune in the Fassa Valley. In the census of 2001, 1,967 inhabitants out of 2,602 (75.6%) declared Ladin as their native language.
Meaning & Origin of Moena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Moena is a comune (municipality) and a village in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Trento. It is the largest comune in the Fassa Valley. In the census of 2001, 1,967 inhabitants out of 2,602 (75.6%) declared Ladin as their native language.
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The Story of Moena
Moena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 6 Moenas were born — ranking #11,807 that year. As of 2026, Moena ranks #15,352 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Moenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Moena
Moena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Moena's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #11,807. Use the chart and map above to compare Moena's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
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