US rank #6318 Girls' name Peak 2012 288 births

Moksha — #6318 US girls' name

288 babies named Moksha in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s222010s1812020s85
#6318
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Moksha was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

28 babies were named Moksha in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moksha

The Social Security Administration has registered 288 babies named Moksha between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moksha currently holds the #6318 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moksha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Moksha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Moksha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moksha 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 288 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.

Moksha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

288

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2012

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,318

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Moksha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
28
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0102030 2024202120182015201220092005 5

Moksha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
181 births that decade — 63% of Moksha's all-time total
2000s222010s1812020s85

Moksha by state

Where Moksha concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Moksha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.5%
#2 New Jersey
5 1.7%
#3 Texas
5 1.7%
California share of Moksha's total US births 3.5%
Even split

10 of 288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moksha?
288 babies have been named Moksha since 2005. It currently ranks #6318 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 28 births.
When was Moksha most popular?
Moksha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Moksha most popular?
The top states for the name Moksha are California (10 births), New Jersey (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Moksha been used?
Moksha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Moksha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mokshitha. 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, 2005–2024 (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.