Girls' name · since 1912
Mosella
118 babies named Mosella in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mosella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 118 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Mosella recorded 118 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1912 to 1949.
- #25,330 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 118 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mosella ranks #25,330 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mosella's 118 recorded births place it above 64.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Mosella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mosella's full recorded timeline at 1926, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mosella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1949
- Peak year (1923)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Mosella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (50 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Mosella's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Mosella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 50 births (42% of all-time use).
Mosella by state
Where Mosella concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 6 | 5.1% |
6 of 118 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mosella's data
- Mosella's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 1940s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Arkansas records the most Mosellas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mosella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1912–1949 (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 Mosella 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.