Moya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MOY-uh
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Moya is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Moya come from?
Used in English and Irish; the origin is uncertain
Is Moya a girl's or a boy's name?
Moya is a girls' name.
How popular is Moya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Moya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Moya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
How popular is Moya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1923.
Half of all the girls named Moya in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Moya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 13 | #3,156 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
Names like Moya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maya, Summer, Mia, Maha, Marwa, Maria, Molly, Anna, Iqra, Safa, Jessica, Lara
Names related to Moya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Moya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/moya, updated 20 October 2026.