Boys' name · since 1989
Mosiah
Mosiah has 798 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
798 babies have been named Mosiah since 1989, making it today's #2969 boys' name.
Mosiah has 798 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2969 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,969 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 798 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mosiah ranks #5,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,969 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 798 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mosiah's 798 recorded births place it above 86.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mosiah compares
798 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Mosiah's all-time total is 116% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mosiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 798 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mosiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mosiah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mosiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Mosiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (307 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Mosiah's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Mosiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s
2010s
307 births
- 2020s
2020s
237 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 307 births (38% of all-time use).
How Mosiah 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 Mosiah's total volume
Mosiah by state
Where Mosiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Utah | | 5 | 0.6% |
32 of 798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Mosiah's data
- Mosiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (307 total births) through the 2020s (237) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mosiahs (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mosiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Mosiah 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.