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How popular is the name Moss?
Births per year, rank history and how many Mosses are alive today.
Moss (male) is a shortened form of the name Moses. Although Moss itself was given to 9 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2440th as a registered name), most Mosses are registered as Moses, which ranked 627th in 2025 with 59 babies.
Most people called Moss are registered as Moses, and share that name's profile: the Moses you are most likely to meet is around 9 years old. Half of all Moseses born in England and Wales are between 8 and 23, and there are at least 1,800 of them alive today. Only some Moseses go by Moss.
How many babies are named Moss or Moses each year?
Combined registrations of Moses, Moss. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Moses rank as a registered name?
Where does Moss rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Moss short for Moses?
Yes - Moss is a shortened form of Moses. Mosses are usually registered as Moses at birth.
When was the name Moss most popular?
The full name Moses peaked in 2018, when 80 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Moss itself peaked as a registered name in 2024, with 13 babies.
How many people are called Moss?
There's no official count of people who go by Moss, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 1,800 people registered as Moses born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Moss.
How old is the typical Moss?
Most people called Moss are registered as Moses. Most living Moseses are between 8 and 23; the most common age is about 9.
Is Moss becoming more or less popular?
Broadly steady in recent years.