Moyra
Moyra is a female given name. Notable people with this name include:Moyra Allen (1921–1996), Canadian nurse Moyra Barry (1886–1960), Irish artist Moyra Browne (1918–2016), British nurse Moyra Caldecott (1927–2015), British author Moyra Davey, American artist Moyra Donaldson, Northern Irish author Moyra Fraser (1923–2009), Australian-born English actress Moyra Hiscox, British middle-distance…
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- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Moyra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Moyra is a female given name. Notable people with this name include:Moyra Allen (1921–1996), Canadian nurse Moyra Barry (1886–1960), Irish artist Moyra Browne (1918–2016), British nurse Moyra Caldecott (1927–2015), British author Moyra Davey, American artist Moyra Donaldson, Northern Irish author Moyra Fraser (1923–2009), Australian-born English actress Moyra Hiscox, British middle-distance…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- Scottish
The Story of Moyra
Moyra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 7 Moyras were born — ranking #3,568 that year. As of 2026, Moyra ranks #12,873 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 43 Moyras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Moyra
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Names that sound like Moyra
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About the name Moyra
Moyra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 43 births in the dataset. Moyra's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #3,568. Use the chart and map above to compare Moyra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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 .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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