Moon
Derived from the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs, Metztli represents the moon. In Aztec mythology, Metztli was a deity of the moon, sometimes depicted as a god or goddess who failed to sacrifice themselves to become the sun and instead became the moon.
Less common today
Metztli isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,311 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The personification of the moon in Aztec mythology · Aztec Mythology
