Is Mossie a boy or girl name?

Mossie is a girl’s name. Of the 1,056 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

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.

Mossie over time

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.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Mossie

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