Moana

Origin: Polynesian/Hawaiian
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Origin and Meaning of Moana

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A submission from Washington, United States says the name Moana means "From the Ocean/From the Sea" and is of Polynesian / Hawaiian origin.
According to a user from Kazakhstan, the name Moana is of Polynesian / Hawaiian origin and means "Ocean".
A submission from Peru says the name Moana means "Ocean, sea" and is of Hawaiian origin.

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moana (“ocean”).

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Notable Persons Named Moana

Moana

Moana is a pop music singer, songwriter, film-maker, and singing. Moana was given the name Moana Maniapoto on June 22nd, 1961 in Invercargill.

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Moana Jackson

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Moana Carcasses Kalosil

Moana Carcasses Kalosil is a Prime Minister of Vanuatu. Moana was born on January 27th, 1963 in Tahiti.

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Moana Mackey

Moana Mackey is a member of parliament. She was most active from 2003 to 2014. Moana was born on February 28th, 1974 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Moana Delle

Moana was born on March 7th, 1989.

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Moana Moo Caille

Moana was born in 1988.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Moana

Moana

Moana is a pop music singer, songwriter, film-maker, and singing. Moana was given the name Moana Maniapoto on June 22nd, 1961 in Invercargill.

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Martin Moana

Martin was born on August 13th, 1973 in Huntly, New Zealand.

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David Te Moana

David was born on February 16th, 1982 in Whakatane.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born
1941	8	8
1942	8	8
1953	6	6
1954	11	11
1955	7	7
1956	10	10
1957	5	5
1958	7	7
1959	7	7
1960	8	8
1961	8	8
1962	7	7
1964	7	7
1967	7	7
1970	12	12
1971	12	12
1972	6	6
1973	11	11
1974	12	12
1975	12	12
1976	12	12
1977	13	13
1978	7	7
1979	11	11
1980	11	11
1981	8	8
1982	11	11
1983	8	8
1984	5	5
1986	10	10
1987	9	9
1988	7	7
1989	7	7
1990	5	5
1991	8	8
1993	6	6
1994	6	6
1995	5	5
1996	5	5
1997	9	9
1998	7	7
1999	8	8
2000	13	13
2001	10	10
2002	8	8
2003	9	9
2004	5	5
2005	8	8
2006	16	16
2007	10	10
2008	19	19
2009	12	12
2010	9	9
2011	12	12
2012	10	10
2013	19	19
2014	16	16
2015	18	18
2016	57	57
2017	141	141

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Fun Facts about the name Moana

How Popular is the name Moana? Moana is the 12,765^th most popular name of all time.
How many people with the first name Moana have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 741 babies born with the first name Moana in the United States. That's more than enough people named Moana to occupy the territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) with an estimated population of 605 (as of June 30, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Moana? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1941 when it was given as a first name to 8 new born babies.
When was Moana first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Moana is Friday, February 16th, 1900.
What year had the most people named Moana born? The highest recorded use of the first name Moana was in 2017 with a total of 141 babies.
Random Moana Factoid: According to the 2017 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Moana ranks 94^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Hawaii. Imagine that, 10 babies in Hawaii have the same name as you in 2017.
Weird things about the name Moana: Your name in reverse order is Anaom. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Nomaa. How do you pronounce that?