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Origin & history of Moss1
English / Jewish roots
Moss comes from the English / Jewish tradition, meaning Descendant of Moses.
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How popular is Moss?
2023
peak year
The name Moss reached its peak in 2023, with 20 registrations (ranked #5000). The name has actually been around since 1891 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7391) today, averaging about 12 new babies per year. Moss has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 501 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
20
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,000)
(ranked #5,000)
12
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
120
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
501
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Moss3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
M4
O6
S1
S1
Sum: 12 → Life path 3
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Personality of Moss✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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