Total births
54
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.
- #13667
- among boys today
- 54
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
54 babies have been named Moxen since 2016, making it today's #13667 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moxen has been recorded 54 times among boys since 2016, currently ranked #13667 nationally and more common than 4% 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 2016 to 2024.
- #13667 among boys today
- 54 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Moxen is currently the #13667 boys' name in America, more common than 4% of boys - 54 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13667
- among boys today
- 54
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Moxen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13667
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 4% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
87% of everyone ever named Moxen was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
17 babies were named Moxen in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Moxen compares
54 17th 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
Moxen's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moxen | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 23 | 22,252 |
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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#13,667
Active since
2016
Moxen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Moxen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 47 births (87% of all-time use).
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. Among boys, it ranks #13667 as of the latest data. 17 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
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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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, 2016–2024 (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. "Moxen: #13667 Boys' Name - 54 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/moxen. 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 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 June 2026.