The baby name Moina is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MOY-nah (/ˈmɔɪnə/),MOH-nah (/ˈmoʊnə/).
Moina is Bengali in Origin.
The baby name Moina is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MOY-nah (/ˈmɔɪnə/),MOH-nah (/ˈmoʊnə/).
Moina is Bengali in Origin.
Moina is a multicultural feminine name with two notable streams of usage. In South Asia, it reflects Bengali and Assamese Moina/Moyna and Hindi Maina, words for the myna, a bright, talkative songbird; as a pet-name it conveys 'dear little bird' and, by association, a sweet or expressive voice. Common variants and near-equivalents include Moyna, Maina, and the Anglicized Myna; French writing sometimes shows Moïna.
In the Celtic sphere the name surfaces in James Macpherson’s Ossianic poems (1760s), which seeded Romantic-era taste for evocative Gaelic-style names; later bearers such as the artist-occultist Moina Mathers (1865–1928) kept it in occasional Western circulation. While a distinct Gaelic etymology is uncertain, the literary link lends a Highland aura. Today Moina remains rare but cross-cultural, chosen for its concise sound, nature imagery, and gentle, lyrical meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| BD | 0 | #237 | 5 | 5,992 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #312 | 14 | 7,570 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #336 | 10 | 7,678 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #339 | 48 | 8,413 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #386 | 11 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #393 | 13 | 3,185 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #562 | 15 | 10,045 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #572 | 60 | 13,121 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #900 | 36 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #933 | 69 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #946 | 14 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,112 | 17 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,437 | 10 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,579 | 36 | 28,008 |
Moina is popular in 31 countries — most recent births per country:
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