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Moss Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Moss?

In 2018 the rare name Moss, ranked the 9,337th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Moss would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1025 was reached in 1901.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2009 with 13 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Moss was less than 5, most recently in 2006.

For a number of years, the name Moss has been moving upward in popularity. however, the number of children named Moss lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Moss?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Moss is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Moss (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 8 9,337
2017 8 9,388
2016 10 7,952
2015 7 10,249
2014 5 13,382
2013 10 7,912
2012 5 13,572
2011 7 10,396
2010 9 8,565
2009 13 6,687
2008 7 10,652
2007 8 9,472
2006 < 5 --
2005 7 9,813
2004 < 5 --
2003 8 8,366
2002 < 5 --
2001 5 11,747
2000 < 5 --
1999 6 9,504
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 5 9,793
1993 5 9,697
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 7 4,941
1976 < 5 --
1975 6 5,253
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 7 4,293
1971 7 4,240
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 < 5 --
1966 6 3,802
1965 5 4,265
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 5 4,446
1961 8 3,276
1960 < 5 --
1959 < 5 --
1958 6 3,803
1957 < 5 --
1956 6 3,806
1955 9 2,910
1954 < 5 --
1953 5 4,179
1952 < 5 --
1951 6 3,608
1950 5 4,035
1949 < 5 --
1948 6 3,561
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 5 3,633
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 5 3,844
1940 6 3,356
1939 < 5 --
1938 5 3,878
1937 < 5 --
1936 5 3,906
1935 5 4,000
1934 < 5 --
1933 8 2,919
1932 < 5 --
1931 6 3,642
1930 9 2,934
1929 7 3,452
1928 < 5 --
1927 6 4,051
1926 8 3,298
1925 < 5 --
1924 11 2,774
1923 7 3,705
1922 11 2,749
1921 5 4,774
1920 8 3,400
1919 7 3,635
1918 9 3,027
1917 < 5 --
1916 5 4,307
1915 11 2,402
1914 7 2,821
1913 5 3,117
1912 7 2,192
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 5 1,623
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 6 1,025
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 5 1,075
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.