Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Moxie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Moxie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 700
- 0 boys · 700 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,060 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,060 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 514 as a first name in 2020; 167 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Moxie’s family of names
Moxie may belong to the same name family as MOXXIE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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