Girls' name · since 1880
Mozella
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.
- #5,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,823
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mozella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,823 have been recorded since 1880.
Mozella has 1,823 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1982.
- #5,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,823 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mozella ranks #5,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,823 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,823
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mozella's 1,823 recorded births place it above 93.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Mozella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mozella's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mozella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1982
- Peak year (1920)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Mozella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (437 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Mozella's strongest decade.
437 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mozella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 120
1900s
120 births
- 1910s
1910s
313 births
- 1920s
1920s
437 births
- 1930s
1930s
297 births
- 1940s
1940s
266 births
- 1950s
1950s
193 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 437 births (24% of all-time use).
How Mozella 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 Mozella's total volume
Mozella by state
Where Mozella concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| 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% |
86 of 1,823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Mozella appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mozella's data
- Mozella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (437 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Mozellas (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Mozella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1880–1982 (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 Mozella 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.