Recorded 2013–2023 Unisex name Peak 2013 20 births

Mo — boys' name

20 babies named Mo in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s142020s6
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Mo was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mo in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mo

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Mo between 2013 and 2023, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Mo is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 2016.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mo at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

20

Since 2013

11 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2013

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2013

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5.566.577.5 202320162013 7

Mo popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 2016 (Mo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2016 7

Mo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
14 births that decade — 70% of Mo's all-time total
2010s142020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mo?
20 babies have been named Mo since 2013. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Mo most popular?
Mo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Is Mo a unisex name?
Yes, Mo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 20 births, and as a girl's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Mo been used?
Mo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 11 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morris, Morgan, Moses, Moises, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2013–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.