Boys' name · since 1998
Moosa
Moosa has 285 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,299 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 285
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Moosa is the #9299 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 285 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Moosa recorded 285 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #9299 nationally today, ahead of 33% of boys, 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 1998 to 2025.
- #10,888 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,299 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 285 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moosa ranks #10,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,299 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 285 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,299 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 285
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Moosa's 285 recorded births place it above 76.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Moosa compares
285 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Moosa's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moosa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 285 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Moosa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Moosa splits its recorded history at 2012: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Moosa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Moosa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (139 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Moosa's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Moosa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (49% of all-time use).
Moosa by state
Where Moosa concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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What to do with Moosa's data
- Moosa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Moosas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Moosa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Moosa 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.