Moria
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About Moria
Moria was a nymph, sister of Tylus, who played a role in a very complicated story involving a serpent and a life-giving plant. It sounds like and will often be mistaken for the name Mariah, as in Carey.
Pronounced MOR-ee-ah.
As of October 2026, Moria ranked #13004 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #3139 in 1977.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Moria in pop culture
- Moria
character who "talks anything of anything" in the Ben Jonson comedy Cynthia's Revels (1600); her name may have been inspired by Greek moros, meaning "simpleton" or "foolish, dull" (source of the English word moron)
- Moria
fictional place in J. R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
- Moria of Edgewood
character in Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong. Moria is the Keeper of the village of Edgewood. Her twin sister Ashyn is the Seeker.