Girls' name · since 1884
Mozelle
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 5,344 babies named Mozelle, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,228 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,344
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mozelle currently ranks #13228 among girls' names in America, with 5,344 babies recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mozelle has been recorded 5,344 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #13228 nationally and more common than 24% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #2,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,228 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,344 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mozelle ranks #2,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,228 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,344 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,228 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,344
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mozelle's 5,344 recorded births place it above 96.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mozelle compares
5,344 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Mozelle's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mozelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,344 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 254 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mozelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mozelle splits its recorded history at 1935: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 254 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mozelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 254
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Mozelle popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1927 (Mozelle as boys' name)
Mozelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,776 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Mozelle's strongest decade.
1,776 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mozelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 98
1890s
98 births
- 1900s 375
1900s
375 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,595 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,776 births
- 1930s
1930s
737 births
- 1940s 379
1940s
379 births
- 1950s 181
1950s
181 births
- 1960s 72
1960s
72 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,776 births (33% of all-time use).
How Mozelle 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 Mozelle's total volume
Mozelle by state
Where Mozelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 892 | 16.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 885 | 16.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 671 | 12.6% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 388 | 7.3% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 280 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 262 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 144 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 61 | 1.1% |
892 of 5,344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Mozelle appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mozelle's data
- Mozelle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,776 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mozelles (892 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Mozelle: 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 (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Mozelle 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.