Mose
Last seen for girls in 1944 at #4,054 · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 77 births
- Debut · boys
- 52 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 7,935since 1880
Mose over time
Rank among boys' names. Mose has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,139 | 25 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,469 | 13 | |
| 2023 | — | #4,610 | 22 | |
| 2022 | — | #5,215 | 18 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,776 | 15 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,451 | 16 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,230 | 24 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,918 | 19 | |
| 2017 | — | #5,526 | 16 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,053 | 14 | |
| 2015 | — | #6,324 | 13 | |
| 2014 | — | #4,263 | 23 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,463 | 21 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,686 | 20 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,983 | 18 | |
| 2010 | — | #6,359 | 13 | |
| 2009 | — | #5,800 | 15 | |
| 2008 | — | #5,067 | 18 | |
| 2007 | — | #6,262 | 13 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,370 | 21 | |
| 2005 | — | #4,824 | 17 | |
| 2004 | — | #4,602 | 18 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,426 | 18 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,188 | 19 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,302 | 18 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,040 | 14 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,762 | 14 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,413 | 15 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,064 | 24 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,107 | 23 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,559 | 18 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,751 | 17 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,227 | 14 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,748 | 16 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,190 | 33 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,373 | 29 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,446 | 16 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,682 | 21 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,725 | 19 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,290 | 24 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,504 | 20 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,613 | 18 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,577 | 18 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,059 | 26 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,038 | 26 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,058 | 26 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,104 | 24 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,965 | 25 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,008 | 24 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,646 | 32 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,205 | 20 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,832 | 25 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,606 | 14 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,364 | 38 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,494 | 33 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,658 | 27 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,252 | 40 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,131 | 44 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,061 | 48 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,327 | 33 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,429 | 29 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,311 | 36 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,100 | 48 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,091 | 49 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,368 | 34 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,178 | 44 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,090 | 50 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,026 | 55 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,117 | 47 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,083 | 49 | |
| 1955 | — | #995 | 57 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,020 | 54 | |
| 1953 | — | #884 | 66 | |
| 1952 | — | #740 | 91 | |
| 1951 | — | #719 | 93 | |
| 1950 | — | #750 | 84 | |
| 1949 | — | #803 | 73 | |
| 1948 | — | #722 | 86 | |
| 1947 | — | #794 | 75 | |
| 1946 | — | #711 | 84 | |
| 1945 | — | #645 | 88 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #662 | 88 |
| 1943 | — | #768 | 72 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #611 | 106 |
| 1941 | — | #758 | 67 | |
| 1940 | — | #681 | 79 | |
| 1939 | — | #754 | 64 | |
| 1938 | — | #628 | 90 | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #751 | 66 |
| 1936 | — | #767 | 63 | |
| 1935 | — | #678 | 78 | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #705 | 75 |
| 1933 | — | #606 | 92 | |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #560 | 111 |
| 1931 | — | #659 | 82 | |
| 1930 | — | #599 | 103 | |
| 1929 | — | #615 | 97 | |
| 1928 | — | #562 | 118 | |
| 1927 | — | #543 | 129 | |
| 1926 | — | #614 | 104 | |
| 1925 | — | #636 | 100 | |
| 1924 | — | #594 | 114 | |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #652 | 97 |
| 1922 | — | #513 | 144 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #505 | 150 |
| 1920 | — | #559 | 122 | |
| 1919 | — | #451 | 168 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #483 | 152 |
| 1917 | — | #549 | 114 | |
| 1916 | — | #483 | 138 | |
| 1915 | — | #490 | 128 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #453 | 112 |
| 1913 | — | #451 | 91 | |
| 1912 | — | #386 | 99 | |
| 1911 | — | #297 | 80 | |
| 1910 | — | #291 | 71 | |
| 1909 | — | #283 | 63 | |
| 1908 | — | #262 | 65 | |
| 1907 | — | #278 | 56 | |
| 1906 | — | #293 | 48 | |
| 1905 | — | #259 | 58 | |
| 1904 | — | #223 | 70 | |
| 1903 | — | #239 | 58 | |
| 1902 | — | #238 | 59 | |
| 1901 | — | #245 | 49 | |
| 1900 | — | #230 | 75 | |
| 1899 | — | #219 | 59 | |
| 1898 | — | #268 | 44 | |
| 1897 | — | #272 | 43 | |
| 1896 | — | #270 | 45 | |
| 1895 | — | #220 | 62 | |
| 1894 | — | #222 | 59 | |
| 1893 | — | #215 | 63 | |
| 1892 | — | #213 | 68 | |
| 1891 | — | #214 | 55 | |
| 1890 | — | #219 | 57 | |
| 1889 | — | #220 | 57 | |
| 1888 | — | #223 | 62 | |
| 1887 | — | #207 | 55 | |
| 1886 | — | #194 | 69 | |
| 1885 | — | #233 | 50 | |
| 1884 | — | #196 | 68 | |
| 1883 | — | #182 | 65 | |
| 1882 | — | #176 | 77 | |
| 1881 | — | #184 | 63 | |
| 1880 | — | #225 | 52 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mose was already there! It came in at #225, and was given to 52 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2007–2011, when fewer than 19 boys a year got the name.
Where Mose is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#147 · 1 in 810
- Florida#174 · 1 in 1,120
- Alabama#185 · 1 in 1,185
- Georgia#216 · 1 in 1,642
- South Carolina#240 · 1 in 2,030
Best ever in a state: #84 in Florida, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #147 | 23 | 1 in 810 |
| Florida | #174 | 9 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Alabama | #185 | 22 | 1 in 1,185 |
| Georgia | #216 | 19 | 1 in 1,642 |
| South Carolina | #240 | 10 | 1 in 2,030 |
| Louisiana | #266 | 11 | 1 in 1,727 |
| Arkansas | #302 | 8 | 1 in 2,235 |
| Kentucky | #338 | 8 | 1 in 3,290 |
| Tennessee | #359 | 7 | 1 in 3,531 |
| Ohio | #438 | 6 | 1 in 8,688 |
| Texas | #643 | 8 | 1 in 6,542 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mose
- 2,330 spots since 2024 (#6,469 → #4,139)
- 1,312 spots since 2020 (#5,451 → #4,139)
- 2,185 spots since 2015 (#6,324 → #4,139)
- Biggest jump: 147 spots in 1942 (#758 → #611)
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1943 (#611 → #768)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #176 (77 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 79 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1880–1953
- Highest: 1 in 1,476 boys born in 1882 were named Mose (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 68,323 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 14.8% of all boys named Mose (1,175) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 618 | #176 (1882) | #204 |
| 1890s | 555 | #213 (1892) | #233 |
| 1900s | 601 | #223 (1904) | #255 |
| 1910s | 1,153 | #291 (1910) | #433 |
| 1920s | 1,175 | #505 (1921) | #579 |
| 1930s | 824 | #560 (1932) | #671 |
| 1940s | 818 | #611 (1942) | #716 |
| 1950s | 646 | #719 (1951) | #942 |
| 1960s | 405 | #1,061 (1967) | #1,225 |
| 1970s | 262 | #1,364 (1972) | #1,888 |
| 1980s | 214 | #2,038 (1981) | #2,499 |
| 1990s | 203 | #2,190 (1991) | #3,519 |
| 2000s | 171 | #4,188 (2002) | #4,888 |
| 2010s | 181 | #4,230 (2019) | #5,181 |
| 2020s | 109 | #4,139 (2025) | #5,277 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mose in 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 246,612 of them was named Mose, which outranked 13.1% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 772 names at #5,099; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 7,343 of them was named Mose, which outranked 89.9% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).