How Many People Are Named Moxie?
An estimated 669 people in the United States have the first name Moxie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Moxie peaked in popularity in 2021 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Moxie 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 Moxie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
669
About 1 in 512,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2021
57 births
Total Registered
674
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Moxie
Moxie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 674 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Moxie as a female name
Ranked #4,160 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (57 births)
Moxie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Moxie span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 381 babies were registered. While Moxie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Moxie by Decade
How has Moxie 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.
Moxie by State
Birth registrations for Moxie span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Colorado. The lowest are in Indiana, Colorado, Texas. On average, about 27 Moxies were registered per state.
Moxie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Moxie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Moxie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Moxie?
We estimate approximately 669 people named Moxie 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 512,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Moxie a common name?
Moxie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 674 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Moxie most popular?
Moxie reached peak popularity in 2021, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Moxie is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Moxie a female name?
Moxie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Moxie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Moxie Smith, Moxie Johnson, Moxie 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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