Is Moxie a boy or girl name?

Moxie is a girl’s name. Of the 700 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Moxie

Recorded 2006–2025 · United States

Moxie was most popular in 2021, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,114 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 700 people named Moxie.

Moxie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Moxie’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Moxie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Moxie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 700 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Moxie

Where Moxie is most concentrated

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

California 5.7×

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