Given name & surname
Moria
“God is my teacher”·“God is my teacher; of the hill country”
Moria is a variant of Moriel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my teacher.” Moria is a variant of Moriah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my teacher; of the hill country.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Moria is a variant of Moriel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my teacher.” Moria is a variant of Moriah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my teacher; of the hill country.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Moria is a variant of Moriel. An origin associated with Moriel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Moria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 557
- 0 boys · 557 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 645 as a first name in 2020; 123 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Moria’s family of names
Moria has a related form in Moriah. Moria has a related form in Moriel. In Greek usage, Moria as a surname is a transliteration of Μωριά.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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