Fun Facts About the Name Moxon
- 209 babies named Moxon: U.S. records list 209 babies given the name Moxon from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Moxon Mean?
Moxon is an English surname, now also used as a given name. It is usually explained as a patronymic meaning "son of Mock" (or "son of Mogg"), from a Middle English personal name. The personal name itself is not securely identified; it is sometimes connected with the Old English name Mocca, but that link is not certain. The literal sense of the first element therefore remains uncertain, even though the patronymic pattern is clear.
Moxon Name History & Origins
The surname Moxon is chiefly associated with Yorkshire. It belongs to the large English class of patronymics ending in -son, and its x spelling stands for the /ks/ sound. The name is documented in the seventeenth century in Joseph Moxon (1627 - 1691), an English printer, typefounder, and hydrographer; his Mechanick Exercises (1683) is an early English manual of printing. Moxon is not a traditional English given name, and when used as a first name it is a transferred surname.
How Popular is the Name Moxon?
Moxon 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 2019. Its best rank was #4,431 in 2019.
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 | #6,335 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,359 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,391 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #5,567 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #6,232 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #5,886 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #4,431 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #5,046 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #6,974 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,076 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #6,202 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #9,353 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #13,434 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #10,419 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #11,997 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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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How the Name Moxon Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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