Fun Facts About the Name Moxxi
- 22 babies named Moxxi: U.S. records list 22 babies given the name Moxxi from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Moxxi Mean?
Moxxi is a respelled form of the American English word name Moxie, whose established meaning is courage, energy, or determination - the quality of having nerve and spirit. The word came into English as the trademarked name of a soft drink and then passed into general use as a noun for pluck or grit. The deeper origin of the word is uncertain. It may come from an Eastern Algonquian language of New England, but this is not firmly established, and the brand's own promotional story about a "Lieutenant Moxie" is generally treated as advertising rather than documented history.
Moxxi Name History & Origins
The word moxie first appeared as the name of a patent medicine, Moxie Nerve Food, introduced in 1876 by Augustin Thompson, a physician in Lowell, Massachusetts. The drink's makers circulated a story that the name honored a "Lieutenant Moxie"; this account is usually regarded as marketing copy, and the true source of the word is not certain. Within a few decades, moxie had become a common noun in American speech for courage or initiative.
Moxxi is a modern respelling of that word, with a doubled i that gives it a distinctive written form. The double-i spelling is familiar from Mad Moxxi, a character in the Borderlands video game series that began in 2009. That is a well-known modern use of the name, not evidence of its earliest appearance. Because the spelling is a recent variant, its history is essentially the history of the word moxie rather than a separate line of development through older languages.
How Popular is the Name Moxxi?
Moxxi 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 2025. Its best rank was #14,381 in 2025.
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 | #14,381 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #18,019 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,926 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #18,433 | 5 | 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 Moxxi Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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