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.
About 42 girls were named Metztli in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The personification of the moon in Aztec mythology · Aztec Mythology