Meaning and history
The name means “ocean,” “wide expanse of water,” or “deep sea” in Māori, Hawaiian, and other Polynesian languages.
20062006: 16 births, rank #7,482
2007: 10 births, rank #10,818
2008: 19 births, rank #6,799
2009: 12 births, rank #9,379
2010: 9 births, rank #11,246
20112011: 12 births, rank #9,150
2012: 10 births, rank #10,429
2013: 19 births, rank #6,462
2014: 16 births, rank #7,302
2015: 18 births, rank #6,721
20162016: 57 births, rank #2,934
2017: 141 births, rank #1,552
2018: 82 births, rank #2,238
2019: 51 births, rank #3,130
2020: 48 births, rank #3,221
20212021: 55 births, rank #3,002
2022: 45 births, rank #3,470
2023: 39 births, rank #3,833
2024: 50 births, rank #3,176
20252025: 35 births, rank #4,067
In 2025, 35 babies were recorded with the name Moana, ranking #4,067 among girls.