Girls' name · since 2006
Moxie
700 babies named Moxie in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,075 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 700
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Moxie is the #5075 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 700 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Moxie recorded 700 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #5075 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #9,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,075 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 700 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moxie ranks #9,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,075 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 700 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,075 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 700
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Moxie's 700 recorded births place it above 86.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Moxie compares
700 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Moxie's all-time total is 86% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moxie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 700 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Moxie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Moxie's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Moxie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Moxie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (381 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Moxie's strongest decade.
381 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Moxie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
381 births
- 2020s
2020s
255 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 381 births (54% of all-time use).
How Moxie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Moxie's total volume
Moxie by state
Where Moxie concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 36 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
62 of 700 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Moxie's data
- Moxie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (381 total births) through the 2020s (255) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Moxies (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Moxie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
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, 2006–2025 (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 Moxie 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.