Is Moss a boy or girl name?

Moss is a boy’s name. Of the 519 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Moss

Recorded 1891–2025 · United States

Moss was most popular in 2023, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #10,315 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 519 people named Moss.

Moss over time

Births per year. The dot marks Moss’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Moss a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Moss is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 519 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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