Recorded 1914–1918 Boys' name Peak 1914 24 births

Moultrie — boys' name

24 babies named Moultrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s24
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Moultrie was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

8 babies were named Moultrie in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moultrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Moultrie between 1914 and 1918, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moultrie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1918. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moultrie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Moultrie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moultrie 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 24 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.

Moultrie at a glance

Last recorded 1918

Total births

24

Since 1914

5 years of records

Peak year

1914

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1918

Active since

1914

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1918

Moultrie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1914

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1914)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
456789 1918191719161914 8

Moultrie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
24 births that decade — 100% of Moultrie's all-time total
1910s24

Moultrie by state

Where Moultrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Moultrie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
6 25.0%
South Carolina share of Moultrie's total US births 25.0%

6 of 24 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moultrie?
24 babies have been named Moultrie since 1914. It was last recorded in 1918. The peak year was 1914 with 8 births.
When was Moultrie most popular?
Moultrie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Moultrie most popular?
The top states for the name Moultrie are South Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Moultrie been used?
Moultrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 5 years of data through 1918.
What names are similar to Moultrie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moussa, Mouhamed, Mousa, Mouhamadou, 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, 1914–1918 (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.