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Moesha

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Moesha: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2006

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2006, ranging from #701 to #4157.19971999200120042006#701#4157
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2350
1997#803
1998#701
1999#1216
2000#2416
2001#3998
2003#3099
2004#2112
2005#3970
2006#4157

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 10 of the 11 years from 1996 to 2006.

In 1999: #528 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1216 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2006 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2006

    Most recently recorded at #4157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2006. Highest recorded position: #528 in Republic of Ireland in 1999.

Moesha's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#21129HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#30995HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#24166HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#121616HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#70134HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#80328HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#23506HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5283HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Moesha is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Moesha, between 1996 and 2006, in 10 of those 11 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: highest position in 199919962006
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–200610#701 in 1998
Republic of Ireland19991#528 in 1999
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Moesha

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2006.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2006. Highest recorded position: #528 in Republic of Ireland in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.