Girls' name · since 2005
Moksha
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 303 babies named Moksha, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Moksha currently ranks #7382 among girls' names in America, with 303 babies recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Moksha recorded 303 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #7382 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #15,828 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,382 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 303 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moksha ranks #15,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,382 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 303 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Moksha's 303 recorded births place it above 78.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Moksha compares
303 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Moksha's all-time total is 19% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moksha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 303 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Moksha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moksha's full recorded timeline at 2016, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moksha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Moksha popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2025 (Moksha as boys' name)
Moksha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (181 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Moksha's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Moksha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 181 births (60% of all-time use).
Moksha by state
Where Moksha concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
10 of 303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Moksha's data
- Moksha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mokshas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Moksha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Moksha 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.