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Mossie

Recorded 1884–1962 · United States

Mossie was most popular in 1921, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,451 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,056 people named Mossie.

Most popular in1921
Rank that year#2,451
Births that year35
Total since 18801,056
Given to100% girls

Mossie over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Mossie’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

How old is the name Mossie?

Mossie first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1884, which makes it about 141 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 66 of the 142 years since. It was last recorded in 1962.

How many people are named Mossie?

The Social Security Administration has recorded 1,056 American births named Mossie between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States.

How many babies were named Mossie in 2025?

Mossie was not recorded in 2025. The SSA withholds any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so fewer than five American babies were given it.

Is Mossie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mossie is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 1,056 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% 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.

Where Mossie 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