Girls' name · since 1996
Moeshia
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.
- #34,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
52 girls have been named Moeshia since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Moeshia has 52 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 1999.
- #34,625 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moeshia ranks #34,625 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Moeshia's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Moeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moeshia's full recorded timeline at 1998, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moeshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1999
- Peak year (1996)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Moeshia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (52 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Moeshia's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Moeshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (100% of all-time use).
Moeshia by state
Where Moeshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 9.6% |
5 of 52 births nationwide.
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- Alabama records the most Moeshias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Moeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1996–1999 (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 Moeshia 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.