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Moishe

Boy

Meaning of Moishe: Hebrew: 'drawn from the water'

Moishe is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3789th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1199th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3789

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1199

23 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,201

First recorded 1950 · peak 2015

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 24 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 32 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 23 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 17 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 29 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Moishe per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 38.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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