Moxie
Moxie is a brand of carbonated beverage that is among the first mass-produced soft drinks in the United States. It was created around 1876 by Augustin Thompson as a patent medicine called "Moxie Nerve Food" and was produced in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Meaning & Origin of Moxie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Moxie is a brand of carbonated beverage that is among the first mass-produced soft drinks in the United States. It was created around 1876 by Augustin Thompson as a patent medicine called "Moxie Nerve Food" and was produced in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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The Story of Moxie
Moxie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2006, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 57 Moxies were born — ranking #2,926 that year. As of 2026, Moxie ranks #4,120 for baby girls with 35 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 746 Moxies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Moxie
Moxie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 746 births in the dataset. Moxie's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,926. Use the chart and map above to compare Moxie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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