How Many People Are Named Moesha?
An estimated 1,040 people in the United States have the first name Moesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Moesha peaked in popularity in 1996 with 426 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Moesha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Moesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,040
About 1 in 329,571 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1996
426 births
Total Registered
1,067
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Moesha
Moesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,067 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Moesha as a female name
Ranked #18,391 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1996 (426 births)
Moesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Moesha span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 820 babies were registered. Moesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Moesha by Decade
How has Moesha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Moesha by State
Birth registrations for Moesha span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Kentucky, District of Columbia. On average, about 33 Moeshas were registered per state.
Moesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Moesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Moesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Moesha?
We estimate approximately 1,040 people named Moesha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 329,571 Americans share this first name.
Is Moesha a common name?
Moesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,067 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Moesha most popular?
Moesha reached peak popularity in 1996, when 426 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Moesha is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Moesha a female name?
Moesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Moesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Moesha Smith, Moesha Johnson, Moesha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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