Girls' name · since 1896
Moselle
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 273 babies named Moselle, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 273
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Moselle is the #11985 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 273 recorded since 1896.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moselle has been recorded 273 times among girls since 1896, currently ranked #11985 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #16,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,985 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 273 born since 1896
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moselle ranks #16,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,985 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 273 born since 1896, peaking in the 1910s.
- #16,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 273
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
Moselle's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Moselle compares
273 43rd 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
Moselle's all-time total is 27% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moselle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 273 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Moselle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Moselle splits its recorded history at 1922: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Moselle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Moselle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (91 births, 33% of the file).
1910s was Moselle's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Moselle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s
1910s
91 births
- 1920s
1920s
76 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 91 births (33% of all-time use).
Moselle by state
Where Moselle concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 3.7% |
10 of 273 births nationwide.
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What to do with Moselle's data
- Moselle's decade-level peak was the 1910s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Moselles (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Moselle: 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 (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Moselle 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.