Is Moon a boy or girl name?

Moon is a unisex name. Of the 627 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 74.2% were girls and 25.8% were boys.

Moon

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Moon was most popular in 2022, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,700 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,676, with 65 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 627 people named Moon.

Moon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Moon’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Moon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Moon is a unisex name — 74.2% of the 627 Americans given it were girls and 25.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 75% girls and 25% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Moon

Where Moon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org