girl's name
Mossie
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 1,056
Mossie is a girl's name. In 1962 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1921, when 35 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
Mossie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1962, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 36 |
| 1890s | 123 |
| 1900s | 180 |
| 1910s | 254 |
| 1920s | 253 |
| 1930s | 108 |
| 1940s | 84 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s (to 1962) | 5 |
How popular is Mossie?
In 1962, Mossie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mossie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mossie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mossie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mossie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mossie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mossie
How popular is the name Mossie?
In 1962, Mossie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Mossie a girl's or a boy's name?
Mossie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mossie most popular?
Mossie peaked in 1921, when 35 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.