Moanna
A girls’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning ocean; variant of moana.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Moanna by the numbers
Moanna was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Moanna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Moanna
Names that are said the same way as Moanna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sea
Like Moanna, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Moanna
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