Recorded 1880–1982 Girls' name Peak 1920 1,823 births

Mozella — girls' name

1,823 babies named Mozella in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s171890s371900s1201910s3131920s4371930s2971940s2661950s1931960s871970s511980s5
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Mozella was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

57 babies were named Mozella in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mozella

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,823 babies named Mozella between 1880 and 1982, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mozella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mozella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 437 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Mozella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Mozella in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mozella 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 1,823 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.

Mozella at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

1,823

Since 1880

103 years of records

Peak year

1920

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1880

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 1982

Mozella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1880

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1920)
57
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Mozella by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
437 births that decade — 24% of Mozella's all-time total
1880s171890s371900s1201910s3131920s4371930s2971940s2661950s1931960s871970s511980s5

Mozella by state

Where Mozella concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mozella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
86 4.7%
#2 North Carolina
84 4.6%
#3 Georgia
78 4.3%
#4 South Carolina
42 2.3%
#5 Arkansas
33 1.8%
#6 Tennessee
24 1.3%
#7 Virginia
21 1.2%
#8 Alabama
20 1.1%
Mississippi share of Mozella's total US births 4.7%
Even split

86 of 1,823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Mozella appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mozella?
1,823 babies have been named Mozella since 1880. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1920 with 57 births.
When was Mozella most popular?
Mozella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 437 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Mozella most popular?
The top states for the name Mozella are Mississippi (86 births), North Carolina (84 births), Georgia (78 births).
How long has the name Mozella been used?
Mozella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 103 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Mozella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mozelle, Mozell, Mozel, Mozetta, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1880–1982 (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.