US rank #4518 Boys' name Peak 2023 427 births

Moksh — #4518 US boys' name

427 babies named Moksh in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s562010s2292020s142
#4518
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Moksh was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

42 babies were named Moksh in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moksh

The Social Security Administration has registered 427 babies named Moksh between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moksh currently holds the #4518 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moksh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Moksh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Moksh in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moksh 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 427 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.

Moksh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

427

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2023

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,518

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Moksh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
42
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820152012200920062003 5

Moksh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
229 births that decade — 54% of Moksh's all-time total
2000s562010s2292020s142

Moksh by state

Where Moksh concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Moksh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
35 8.2%
#2 New Jersey
22 5.2%
#3 Georgia
12 2.8%
#4 Florida
6 1.4%
#5 Texas
5 1.2%
California share of Moksh's total US births 8.2%
Even split

35 of 427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moksh?
427 babies have been named Moksh since 2003. It currently ranks #4518 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 42 births.
When was Moksh most popular?
Moksh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Moksh most popular?
The top states for the name Moksh are California (35 births), New Jersey (22 births), Georgia (12 births).
How long has the name Moksh been used?
Moksh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Moksh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mokshith, Mokshagna. 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, 2003–2024 (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.