Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Mosie is a variant of Moses. A possible origin is Egyptian, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Mosie is a variant of Moses. The history of Moses gives this family its wider story. Moses appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mosie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 176
- 128 boys · 48 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 18 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 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 250 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.
Mosie’s family of names
Mosie has a related form in Moses. Mosie has a related form in Mosi.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Mosie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Gomer
“complete” · “of the good fight”
>99% boys
Beno
“his son”
>99% boys
Alvah
“rising”
96% boys · 4% girls
Ziba
“alliance” · “collective”
>99% boys
Peppino
“God will add”
>99% boys
Benjamon
“son of the right hand” · “son of the south”
>99% boys
Avrom
“father of a multitude (of nations)” · “father of a multitude; father of nations”
>99% boys
El
“much debated but ultimately unclear”
87% boys · 13% girls