Fun Facts About the Name Mozelle
- More than 5 thousand babies named Mozelle: U.S. records list 5,355 babies given the name Mozelle from 1880 through 2025. Even 11 boys received the name Mozelle - about 1 boy for every 486 girls.
What Does the Name Mozelle Mean?
Mozelle is a feminine given name used chiefly in the United States. It is usually treated as a variant of Mozella (also spelled Mozell), and that group is commonly explained as a feminine elaboration of the name Moses, from the Hebrew Moshe, customarily interpreted as "drawn out [of the water]." On that reading, the ending -elle is a feminine diminutive suffix reflecting French naming style.
The derivation is not securely documented, so the link to Moses is best described as a traditional explanation rather than a settled etymology. No independent origin has been confirmed, and despite the resemblance, there is no evidence that the name comes from the French river name Moselle.
Mozelle Name History & Origins
Mozelle is attested as an American given name by the 19th century and has been used most in the southern United States. It belongs to a small family of feminine names built by adding the French-style ending -elle to a shorter base; Mozella, Mozell, and Mozette are close relatives. Despite the French look of the suffix, Mozelle's use as a personal name is American rather than French.
The name grew out of informal family naming rather than a documented saint, literary work, or place, so its early record is sparse, and the exact route by which it took shape cannot be traced with confidence.
How Popular is the Name Mozelle?
Mozelle recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1920. Its best rank was #417 in 1920.
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 | #14,382 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #16,868 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #16,977 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #17,236 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #16,265 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #16,512 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #14,034 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #14,845 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #14,780 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #14,437 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #13,877 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #9,851 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #15,001 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #14,637 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #10,687 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #9,712 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #7,113 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #5,637 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,634 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,638 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #2,645 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1961 | #4,165 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #4,094 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,967 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,934 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #4,114 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #3,016 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #2,387 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1954 | #2,671 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1953 | #2,572 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1952 | #2,311 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1951 | #2,367 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1950 | #1,785 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1949 | #2,114 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1948 | #1,567 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1947 | #1,503 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1946 | #1,639 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1945 | #1,439 | 32 | 0.0024% |
| 1944 | #1,302 | 38 | 0.0029% |
| 1943 | #1,440 | 34 | 0.0024% |
| 1942 | #1,085 | 53 | 0.0039% |
| 1941 | #1,080 | 47 | 0.0039% |
| 1940 | #1,055 | 47 | 0.0041% |
| 1939 | #1,007 | 50 | 0.0046% |
| 1938 | #970 | 54 | 0.0049% |
| 1937 | #937 | 55 | 0.0052% |
| 1936 | #1,075 | 43 | 0.0041% |
| 1935 | #777 | 76 | 0.0072% |
| 1934 | #780 | 75 | 0.0072% |
| 1933 | #712 | 84 | 0.0083% |
| 1932 | #714 | 91 | 0.0085% |
| 1931 | #696 | 93 | 0.0087% |
| 1930 | #644 | 116 | 0.0103% |
| 1929 | #675 | 108 | 0.0097% |
| 1928 | #623 | 128 | 0.0111% |
| 1927 | #585 | 147 | 0.0123% |
| 1926 | #577 | 152 | 0.0128% |
| 1925 | #592 | 149 | 0.0122% |
| 1924 | #505 | 197 | 0.0158% |
| 1923 | #489 | 201 | 0.0167% |
| 1922 | #475 | 210 | 0.0175% |
| 1921 | #457 | 230 | 0.0187% |
| 1920 | #417 | 254 | 0.0212% |
| 1919 | #424 | 236 | 0.0209% |
| 1918 | #461 | 212 | 0.0183% |
| 1917 | #455 | 203 | 0.0188% |
| 1916 | #447 | 201 | 0.0192% |
| 1915 | #466 | 175 | 0.0178% |
| 1914 | #442 | 153 | 0.0201% |
| 1913 | #420 | 139 | 0.0223% |
| 1912 | #436 | 117 | 0.0210% |
| 1911 | #478 | 75 | 0.0179% |
| 1910 | #435 | 84 | 0.0212% |
| 1909 | #505 | 56 | 0.0161% |
| 1908 | #544 | 47 | 0.0141% |
| 1907 | #494 | 53 | 0.0166% |
| 1906 | #599 | 36 | 0.0122% |
| 1905 | #517 | 44 | 0.0151% |
| 1904 | #597 | 33 | 0.0120% |
| 1903 | #725 | 22 | 0.0084% |
| 1902 | #542 | 36 | 0.0136% |
| 1901 | #573 | 30 | 0.0125% |
| 1900 | #910 | 18 | 0.0060% |
| 1899 | #863 | 15 | 0.0064% |
| 1898 | #810 | 18 | 0.0070% |
| 1897 | #1,017 | 11 | 0.0047% |
| 1896 | #894 | 14 | 0.0059% |
| 1895 | #886 | 14 | 0.0060% |
| 1894 | #808 | 15 | 0.0067% |
| 1892 | #945 | 11 | 0.0052% |
| 1889 | #1,097 | 7 | 0.0039% |
| 1887 | #1,007 | 7 | 0.0048% |
| 1886 | #1,065 | 6 | 0.0042% |
| 1885 | #1,154 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1884 | #992 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | #3,421 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #4,611 | 5 | 0.0004% |
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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