Mozell
Feminine
Mozell is given to both — 3,050 girls and 484 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Mozell has three possible parents and no way to choose between them. It can be a French river, it can be a feminine built on Moses, or it can be neither — a name assembled in the American South from a sound the family liked, which is what a great many of its neighbors are.
How old is the name Mozell?
Mozell first appears in US birth records in 1891 — 134 years ago. The typical Mozell alive today was born around 1924, making them about 101 years old. About 600 people named Mozell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mozell most popular?
Mozell peaked in 1916, reaching #626 nationally. See the whole 1916 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Mozell
The z is the interesting letter. In French, an s between two vowels is said as a z, so the river's name sounds like Mozelle to any English ear that hears it spoken; a writer working from speech will put a z there, and one working from a map will not. That single letter is why the name looks disconnected from the river it may come from. Mozell appears in American records at the end of the nineteenth century, concentrated in the South, alongside Ozell, Rozell and Ezell — a whole set of names ending the same way, some traceable and most not, and given to boys and girls alike.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Nothing can be stated. The river reading gives a Latin diminutive of a Celtic name; the Moses reading gives a Hebrew name of contested meaning; the third gives nothing at all.
Pronouncing Mozell
moh-ZEL
Two syllables with the weight at the back. Some families front-weight it, MOH-zel, and both are heard.
Nicknames for Mozell
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1891
- Most girls named
- 1916117 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #626reached in 1916
- Change vs 1974
- 0.0%6 in 1999, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mozells among us
people named Mozell are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Mozell sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Both syllables are readable, so the name is said correctly at sight.
- It carries two short forms with quite different characters.
- It is genuinely uncommon while remaining entirely legible.
- Mozelle, Mozella and Mozell are all in the record and will be written for you in turn.
- There is no settled origin, so its history has to come from the family.
- The spelling is recorded for boys as well as girls in the United States.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mozells are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Mozell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mozell in 2025?
- Mozell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Mozell with classmates?
- Mozell will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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