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Moses

Boy

Meaning of Moses: Hebrew: 'delivered from the water'

Moses is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 526th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 678th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#526

589 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#678

54 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

43,342

First recorded 1880 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 360 babies1982: 349 babies1983: 332 babies1984: 338 babies1985: 315 babies1986: 290 babies1987: 318 babies1988: 296 babies1989: 335 babies1990: 293 babies19901991: 340 babies1992: 327 babies1993: 359 babies1994: 347 babies1995: 306 babies1996: 372 babies1997: 402 babies1998: 426 babies1999: 463 babies2000: 520 babies20002001: 545 babies2002: 517 babies2003: 504 babies2004: 493 babies2005: 481 babies2006: 618 babies2007: 606 babies2008: 562 babies2009: 544 babies2010: 515 babies20102011: 505 babies2012: 486 babies2013: 606 babies2014: 587 babies2015: 643 babies2016: 669 babies2017: 630 babies2018: 586 babies2019: 562 babies2020: 595 babies20202021: 572 babies2022: 580 babies2023: 537 babies2024: 612 babies2025: 589 babies
US babies named Moses per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 669.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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