Mark Moseley
There are approximately 66 people named Mark Moseley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,193,248 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mark with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Moseley. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
66
1 in 5,193,248
Named Mark
1.1M
Alive today
Named Moseley
20K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 56
Estimated bearers: 20K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,112
Per 100K: 5.81
Top ancestry: White (77.6%)
First name trend
Mark: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mark. The peak year was 1960 with 58,852 births. The average person named Mark today is 56 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Moseley surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Moseley, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 77.6%.
- White77.6%
- Black or African American17.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Mark has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3339% of the US population, based on 1,144,344 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Moseley appears at a rate of 5.81 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0058%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 66 people with the full name Mark Moseley. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Mark Moseley: questions and answers
How many people are named Mark Moseley?
We estimate approximately 66 people in the United States share the full name Mark Moseley. That works out to about 1 in 5,193,248 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3339%) with the surname frequency (5.81 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mark Moseley?
We classify Mark Moseley as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,193,248 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Mark a male or female name?
Mark is predominantly male. Out of 1,365,265 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Mark profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.