Recorded 1973–2022 Unisex name Peak 1976 105 births

Mosi — boys' name

105 babies named Mosi in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s452000s122010s292020s19
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Mosi was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mosi in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mosi

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Mosi between 1973 and 2022, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mosi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Mosi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1974.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mosi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mosi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mosi 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 105 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.

Mosi at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

105

Since 1973

50 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1973

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2022

Mosi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1973

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 20222019201720132007197719751973 6

Mosi popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1974 (Mosi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19771974 5

Mosi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
45 births that decade — 43% of Mosi's all-time total
1970s452000s122010s292020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mosi?
105 babies have been named Mosi since 1973. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Mosi most popular?
Mosi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Is Mosi a unisex name?
Yes, Mosi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 105 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Mosi been used?
Mosi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 50 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Mosi?
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.

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, 1973–2022 (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.