Boys' name · since 1880
Mose
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 7,935 babies named Mose, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,141 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,935
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mose currently ranks #4141 among boys' names in America, with 7,935 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Mose recorded 7,935 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #4141 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,378 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,141 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,935 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mose ranks #1,378 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,141 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,935 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,141 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,935
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mose's 7,935 recorded births place it above 96.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Mose compares
7,935 Top 10% higher than 90% of 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
Mose's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mose | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,935 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 168 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mose's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mose's full recorded timeline at 1953, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 13 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 168 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mose popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 168
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mose popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 1914 (Mose as girls' name)
Mose by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,175 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Mose's strongest decade.
1,175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Mose births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
618 births
- 1890s
1890s
555 births
- 1900s
1900s
601 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,153 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,175 births
- 1930s
1930s
824 births
- 1940s
1940s
818 births
- 1950s
1950s
646 births
- 1960s 405
1960s
405 births
- 1970s 262
1970s
262 births
- 1980s 214
1980s
214 births
- 1990s 203
1990s
203 births
- 2000s 171
2000s
171 births
- 2010s 181
2010s
181 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,175 births (15% of all-time use).
How Mose compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mose's total volume
Mose by state
Where Mose concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 789 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 692 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 520 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 379 | 4.8% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 262 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 170 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 167 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 141 | 1.8% |
789 of 7,935 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Mose appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mose's data
- Mose's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,175 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Moses (789 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Mose: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Mose 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.