Recorded 1884–1962 Girls' name Peak 1921 1,051 births

Mossie — girls' name

1,051 babies named Mossie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s361890s1231900s1801910s2491920s2531930s1081940s841950s131960s5
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Mossie was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

35 babies were named Mossie in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mossie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,051 babies named Mossie between 1884 and 1962, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mossie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mossie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Mossie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 257 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Mossie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mossie 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 1,051 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.

Mossie at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

1,051

Since 1884

79 years of records

Peak year

1921

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1884

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1962

Mossie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1884

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1921)
35
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Mossie popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1919 (Mossie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1919 5

Mossie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
253 births that decade — 24% of Mossie's all-time total
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Mossie by state

Where Mossie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mossie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
257 24.5%
#2 Tennessee
89 8.5%
Kentucky share of Mossie's total US births 24.5%
Even split

257 of 1,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mossie?
1,051 babies have been named Mossie since 1884. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1921 with 35 births.
When was Mossie most popular?
Mossie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Mossie most popular?
The top states for the name Mossie are Kentucky (257 births), Tennessee (89 births).
How long has the name Mossie been used?
Mossie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 79 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Mossie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moselle, Mosella, Mosley, Mosetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1884–1962 (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.