Boys' name · since 1891
Moss
519 babies named Moss in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,219 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1891
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Moss is the #5219 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 519 recorded since 1891.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moss has been recorded 519 times among boys since 1891, currently ranked #5219 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #7,729 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,219 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 519 born since 1891
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moss ranks #7,729 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,219 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 519 born since 1891, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,219 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1891
- 2020s
- peak decade
Moss's 519 recorded births place it above 83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
How Moss compares
519 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Moss's all-time total is 41% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moss | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 519 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Moss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Moss's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Moss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Moss by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (95 births, 18% of the file).
2020s was Moss's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Moss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
63 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 95 births (18% of all-time use).
How Moss 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 Moss's total volume
Moss by state
Where Moss concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 519 births nationwide.
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What to do with Moss's data
- Kentucky records the most Mosss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Moss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Moss 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.