Fun Facts About the Name Moselle
- 273 babies named Moselle: U.S. records list 273 babies given the name Moselle from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Moselle Mean?
Moselle is a feminine given name taken from the French name of the Moselle River. The river was called Mosella in Latin, a form generally explained as a diminutive of Mosa, the Latin name of the Meuse River; on that explanation the river name means "little Meuse." As a personal name, Moselle has no separate traditional etymology beyond this place-name source.
Moselle Name History & Origins
The name is primarily that of the river that the French call the Moselle and the Germans call the Mosel. Its Latin form, Mosella, is recorded in Roman times; the fourth-century poet Ausonius wrote a poem titled Mosella about the river. The French form Moselle developed from that Latin name, while German uses Mosel. The river rises in the Vosges mountains, flows through Lorraine and Luxembourg, and joins the Rhine at Koblenz in Germany.
The French department of Moselle, created in 1790, took its name from the river. As a personal name, Moselle is a transferred use of this place name; its history as a given name is tied to the river and department.
How Popular is the Name Moselle?
Moselle has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1919. Its best rank was #1,347 in 1909.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,772 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,008 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #14,553 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #15,821 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #14,779 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #13,586 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #11,549 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1935 | #4,697 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,704 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #4,782 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,563 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #5,073 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1928 | #4,560 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,774 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #3,303 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #3,061 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1922 | #3,098 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1921 | #2,351 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1920 | #3,526 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #2,228 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1918 | #2,967 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #5,085 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #2,779 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #2,111 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1914 | #2,090 | 12 | 0.0016% |
| 1913 | #2,727 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1912 | #3,298 | 5 | 0.0009% |
| 1911 | #1,746 | 9 | 0.0022% |
| 1909 | #1,347 | 11 | 0.0032% |
| 1908 | #2,338 | 5 | 0.0015% |
| 1904 | #2,081 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1903 | #1,985 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1901 | #1,612 | 6 | 0.0025% |
| 1896 | #1,751 | 5 | 0.0021% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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