Boys' name · since 2016

Moxen

54 babies named Moxen in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,674 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2016
2020s
peak decade

Moxen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 54 recorded since 2016.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moxen has been recorded 54 times among boys since 2016, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2016 to 2024.

  • #21,674 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 54 born since 2016
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moxen ranks #21,674 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.

#21,674 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2016
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Moxen's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Moxen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Moxen's full recorded timeline at 2022, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Moxen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2021)
17
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
05101520 201620202021202220232024 5

Moxen by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (47 births, 87% of the file).

2020s was Moxen's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.

Moxen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 47 births (87% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moxen? ▼
Moxen has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,674 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 17 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Moxen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moxen ranks #21,674 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Moxen most popular? ▼
Moxen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Moxen been used? ▼
Moxen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Moxen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moxon, Moxley, Mox. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Moxen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2016–2024 (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 Moxen 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.