First Name MOON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MOON is ranked as the 2852nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,939.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.86 people named MOON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 92% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MOON is 83.
  • The SSA data also shows that MOON is used as a girl's name 80% of the time.

First Names MOON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,939 +/-4.6%
  • National Rank 2,852
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 83
  • National Rank 34,742
  • Percentile Rank 62.43%
  • Proportion/100k 0.03

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MOON is 28.3% White, 1.9% Hispanic origin, 6.8% Black, 60.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.4% Two or More Races, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MOON have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MOON is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • South Korean surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MOON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 28.3% 63.9% -35.6%
Hispanic origin 1.9% 16.3% -14.4%
Black 6.8% 12.3% -5.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 60.1% 4.9% 55.2%
Two or more races 2.4% 1.8% 0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MOON is California where 2,410 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MOON, as 6.21 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 89 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Missouri (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 35 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MOON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 173 1.34 93.9% Indiana 38 0.58 85.2% Iowa 27 0.88 86.7% Kansas 28 0.97 77.8% Michigan 77 0.78 94.1% Minnesota 39 0.71 89.8% Missouri 13 0.44 67.8% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 49 0.43 87.1% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 34 0.58 88.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MOON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 173 1.34 93.9%
Indiana 38 0.58 85.2%
Iowa 27 0.88 86.7%
Kansas 28 0.97 77.8%
Michigan 77 0.78 94.1%
Minnesota 39 0.71 89.8%
Missouri 13 0.44 67.8%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 49 0.43 87.1%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 34 0.58 88.5%
West State Statistics First-Names MOON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 67.1% Arizona 76 1.13 86.8% California 2,410 6.21 98.8% Colorado 41 0.76 82.7% Hawaii 60 4.24 88.5% Idaho 8 0.48 38.7% Montana 8 0.77 40.1% Nevada 64 2.26 85.8% New Mexico 39 1.89 77.4% Oregon 88 2.21 88.7% Utah 17 0.56 65.2% Washington 246 3.49 96.1% Wyoming 19 3.19 63.6%

West States
State stats for the first name MOON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 67.1%
Arizona 76 1.13 86.8%
California 2,410 6.21 98.8%
Colorado 41 0.76 82.7%
Hawaii 60 4.24 88.5%
Idaho 8 0.48 38.7%
Montana 8 0.77 40.1%
Nevada 64 2.26 85.8%
New Mexico 39 1.89 77.4%
Oregon 88 2.21 88.7%
Utah 17 0.56 65.2%
Washington 246 3.49 96.1%
Wyoming 19 3.19 63.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MOON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 36.2% Maine 10 0.77 37.6% Massachusetts 73 1.08 86.3% New Hampshire 9 0.7 38.4% New Jersey 63 0.7 85.4% New York 546 2.77 97.6% Pennsylvania 147 1.15 93.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 72.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MOON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 36.2%
Maine 10 0.77 37.6%
Massachusetts 73 1.08 86.3%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 38.4%
New Jersey 63 0.7 85.4%
New York 546 2.77 97.6%
Pennsylvania 147 1.15 93.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 72.5%
South State Statistics First-Names MOON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 98 2.01 91.6% Arkansas 26 0.86 78.8% Delaware 4 0.38 37.5% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 38.3% Florida 118 0.59 94.7% Georgia 234 2.32 95.5% Kentucky 52 1.17 86.3% Louisiana 20 0.43 75.5% Maryland 166 2.77 94.9% Mississippi 13 0.44 67.8% North Carolina 99 0.99 94.2% Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.2% South Carolina 43 0.89 85.9% Tennessee 31 0.47 84.4% Texas 356 1.32 96.8% Virginia 275 3.3 95.6% West Virginia 18 0.98 66.1%

South States
State stats for the first name MOON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 98 2.01 91.6%
Arkansas 26 0.86 78.8%
Delaware 4 0.38 37.5%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 38.3%
Florida 118 0.59 94.7%
Georgia 234 2.32 95.5%
Kentucky 52 1.17 86.3%
Louisiana 20 0.43 75.5%
Maryland 166 2.77 94.9%
Mississippi 13 0.44 67.8%
North Carolina 99 0.99 94.2%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.2%
South Carolina 43 0.89 85.9%
Tennessee 31 0.47 84.4%
Texas 356 1.32 96.8%
Virginia 275 3.3 95.6%
West Virginia 18 0.98 66.1%
 

Full Names with MOON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MOON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MOON.

The most popular full name is MOON Kim. 12.90% of all the people named MOON have this family name.

There are 443 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MOON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MOON Kim 12.90%
2 MOON Lee 7.90%
3 MOON Choi 4.61%
4 MOON Park 3.91%
5 MOON Cho 1.95%
6 MOON Chang 1.64%
7 MOON Chung 1.41%
8 MOON Song 1.41%
9 MOON Kang 1.33%
10 MOON Blue 1.17%
11 MOON Yoo 1.17%
12 MOON Hong 1.09%
13 MOON Lim 1.02%
14 MOON Oh 1.02%
15 MOON Jung 0.94%
16 MOON Wong 0.94%
17 MOON Harvest 0.78%
18 MOON Thomas 0.78%
19 MOON Yang 0.78%
20 MOON Shin 0.70%