How Many People Are Named Moss?
An estimated 314 people in the United States have the first name Moss. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Moss peaked in popularity in 2023 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Moss 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 Moss paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
314
About 1 in 1,091,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2023
20 births
Total Registered
501
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Moss
Moss is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 501 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Moss as a male name
Ranked #6,065 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (20 births)
Moss: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Moss span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 82 babies were registered. Moss remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Moss by Decade
How has Moss 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.
Moss by State
Moss + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Moss as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Moss
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Moss: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Moss?
We estimate approximately 314 people named Moss 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 1,091,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Moss a common name?
Moss is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 501 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Moss most popular?
Moss reached peak popularity in 2023, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Moss is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Moss a male name?
Moss is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Moss Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Moss Smith, Moss Johnson, Moss 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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