Morayma
Arabic feminine name meaning "she who loves life" or "lover of life".
Name Census estimates that about 112 living Americans carry the first name Morayma. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Morayma today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Morayma births was 2001 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Morayma. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
112
~ 1 in 3,060,307 Americans
Peak year
2001
8 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2009 SSA rank
#19,291
Tracked since 1969
Census
Morayma in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 487 people with the first name Morayma, which placed it at #20,996 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,996
National first-name rank
People counted
487
487 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Morayma
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Morayma is Hispanic at 97.9%. The next largest groups are White (1.0%) and Black (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Morayma described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Morayma at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.9% · 477
- White1.0% · 5
- Black or African American0.8% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Morayma: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Morayma from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 32 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Morayma by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Morayma during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Morayma
The given name Morayma has its origins in the Arabic language. It is derived from the Arabic word "mur'i," which means "meadow" or "pasture." The name is believed to have first emerged in the Arab world during the medieval period, around the 7th to 13th centuries.
The name Morayma was likely first used by Arabic-speaking communities in regions such as the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Spain and Portugal). It may have been influenced by the Arabic naming tradition of incorporating words related to nature, such as plants, flowers, or landscapes.
While there are no clear historical references to the name Morayma in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is possible that the name was used by some individuals during the Islamic Golden Age, which spanned from the 8th to the 13th centuries. This period saw a flourishing of Arabic culture, literature, and art, and it is plausible that the name emerged as part of this cultural and linguistic heritage.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Morayma can be found in the 14th century, when a woman by that name was mentioned in a historical record from the Kingdom of Granada, which was the last remaining Moorish stronghold in Spain before the Reconquista (the Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula).
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Morayma:
1. Morayma bint Al-Hasan (born circa 1190, died after 1261) was a Moorish princess and scholar from the Nasrid dynasty of Granada. She was known for her poetry and her patronage of the arts and sciences.
2. Morayma Al-Kahina (born circa 690, died circa 703) was a Berber queen and military leader who led a resistance against the Arab conquests in North Africa during the 7th century.
3. Morayma Al-Zahra (born circa 1150, died after 1200) was a renowned Andalusian poet and calligrapher from Seville, Spain. Her works were widely celebrated in the courts of the Almohad dynasty.
4. Morayma Al-Siqilliya (born circa 1120, died after 1180) was a Sicilian-Arab poet and philosopher who made significant contributions to the literary and intellectual life of Norman Sicily.
5. Morayma Al-Qurtubiyya (born circa 1030, died after 1090) was a famous Andalusian musician and singer from Cordoba, Spain, during the reign of the Umayyad caliphate.
While the name Morayma has Arabic roots, it has since been adopted and used by various cultures and communities around the world, reflecting the rich diversity and cross-cultural influences that have shaped the evolution of names throughout history.
People
Morayma + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Morayma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Morayma: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Morayma?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 112 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Morayma going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,060,307 US residents.
Is Morayma a common name?
We classify Morayma as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 119 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Morayma most popular?
The single biggest year for Morayma was 2001, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Morayma is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Morayma in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 487 people with the name Morayma, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,996 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Morayma in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Morayma?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Morayma appears almost entirely female. Of the 488 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Morayma?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Morayma is Hispanic at 97.9%. The next largest groups are White (1.0%) and Black (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Morayma most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Morayma in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.9% (477 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Morayma in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Morayma a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Morayma in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Morayma still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Morayma in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Morayma can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Morayma?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.