Unisex name · since 2013
Mo
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Mo, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
20 boys have been named Mo since 2013, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mo has 20 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2023.
- #29,128 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mo ranks #29,128 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mo's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mo's full recorded timeline at 2016, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2023
- Peak year (2013)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Mo popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2016 (Mo as girls' name)
Mo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Mo's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Mo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14 births (70% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mo's data
- Mo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2013–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.