Is Moesha a boy or girl name?

Moesha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,067 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Moesha

Recorded 1996–2014 · United States

Moesha was most popular in 1996, when 426 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,028 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,067 people named Moesha.

Moesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Moesha’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Moesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Moesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,067 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Moesha

Where Moesha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org