Total births
70
Boys' name · since 2016
Mox
70 babies named Mox in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13666
- among boys today
- 70
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Mox currently ranks #13666 among boys' names in America, with 70 babies recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Mox recorded 70 times among boys since 2016, holding rank #13666 nationally today, ahead of 4% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #13666 among boys today
- 70 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Mox is currently the #13666 boys' name in America, more common than 4% of boys - 70 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13666
- among boys today
- 70
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Mox vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13666
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 4% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Mox was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
11 babies were named Mox in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Mox compares
70 21th percentile among 14,294 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
Mox's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mox | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 23 | 22,252 |
Mox's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mox splits its recorded history at 2021: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mox at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#13,666
Active since
2016
Mox popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Mox by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mox's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Mox births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 48 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mox? ▼
Since 2016, Social Security records show 70 babies named Mox. Today it holds rank #13666 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 11 births.
When was Mox most popular? ▼
Mox was most popular in the 2020s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Mox been used? ▼
Records for Mox go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Mox? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moxon, Moxley, Moxen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mox: #13666 Boys' Name - 70 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mox. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mox 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 June 2026.