Holding steady.
Popularity of Mozella since 1880
Babies named Mozella per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1920, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Mozella's real moment was 1910.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 |
| 1890s | 37 |
| 1900s | 120 |
| 1910s | 313 |
| 1920s | 437 |
| 1930s | 297 |
| 1940s | 266 |
| 1950s | 193 |
| 1960s | 87 |
| 1970s | 51 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Mozella is a rare feminine name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1880, at the dawn of Social Security birth data. It has never ranked among the top 1000 names; its peak usage occurred in 1910, when it was given to fewer than 5 newborns per million. The name's trajectory has been stable but vanishingly rare. Its origins are likely modern American coinages, possibly deriving from Mozell or Mozelle, names that share the same obscure background. The name often carries a vintage appeal reminiscent of the 1910s. No top states were recorded for Mozella, as its usage has been too sparse to register by state.
Mozella appears to be a 19th- or early 20th-century American coinage, likely an elaboration or feminization of the name Mozelle or Mozell. Its earliest recorded use in U.S. Social Security data dates to 1880, and it never achieved widespread popularity. It may have been influenced by other feminine names ending in -ella that were fashionable at the time.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mo, Zella
Sibling names for Mozella
Names that share Mozella's style, for a brother or sister.
