Given name & surname · also Egyptian
Mosi
“the firstborn child”
Mosi is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “the firstborn child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “the firstborn child.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Egyptian and African naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mosi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116
- 105 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 239 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mosi’s family of names
Mosi has a related form in Mosie. Mosi has a related form in Mosea. Mosi has a related form in Mosee.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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