US rank #10346 Boys' name Peak 2006 42 births

Mosha — #10346 US boys' name

42 babies named Mosha in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s72010s132020s17
#10346
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 27% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Mosha was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mosha in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mosha

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Mosha between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mosha currently holds the #10346 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mosha performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mosha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mosha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mosha 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 42 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.

Mosha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

42

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2006

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,346

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mosha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024202320212017201020061999 5

Mosha by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
17 births that decade — 40% of Mosha's all-time total
1990s52000s72010s132020s17

Mosha by state

Where Mosha concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mosha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 26.2%
New York share of Mosha's total US births 26.2%

11 of 42 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mosha?
42 babies have been named Mosha since 1999. It currently ranks #10346 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Mosha most popular?
Mosha was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Mosha most popular?
The top states for the name Mosha are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Mosha been used?
Mosha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mosha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moses, Moshe, Mose, Mosiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.