Recorded 1996–1999 Girls' name Peak 1996 52 births

Moeshia — girls' name

52 babies named Moeshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Moeshia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

24 babies were named Moeshia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moeshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Moeshia between 1996 and 1999, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moeshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moeshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Moeshia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moeshia 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 52 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.

Moeshia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

52

Since 1996

4 years of records

Peak year

1996

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1996

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1999

Moeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1996

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1996)
24
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
510152025 1999199819971996 24

Moeshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 100% of Moeshia's all-time total
1990s52

Moeshia by state

Where Moeshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Moeshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 9.6%
Alabama share of Moeshia's total US births 9.6%

5 of 52 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moeshia?
52 babies have been named Moeshia since 1996. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1996 with 24 births.
When was Moeshia most popular?
Moeshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Moeshia most popular?
The top states for the name Moeshia are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Moeshia been used?
Moeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 4 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Moeshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moesha, Moet, Moe, Moeisha, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1996–1999 (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.