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Moshe

Boy

Meaning of Moshe: Hebrew: 'drawn out of the water'

Moshe is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 452nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 800th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#452

728 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#800

41 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,038

First recorded 1942 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 126 babies1982: 115 babies1983: 134 babies1984: 124 babies1985: 118 babies1986: 191 babies1987: 226 babies1988: 191 babies1989: 181 babies1990: 212 babies19901991: 193 babies1992: 169 babies1993: 199 babies1994: 216 babies1995: 213 babies1996: 273 babies1997: 265 babies1998: 267 babies1999: 262 babies2000: 277 babies20002001: 276 babies2002: 311 babies2003: 359 babies2004: 353 babies2005: 338 babies2006: 419 babies2007: 440 babies2008: 388 babies2009: 431 babies2010: 455 babies20102011: 472 babies2012: 499 babies2013: 511 babies2014: 523 babies2015: 533 babies2016: 529 babies2017: 536 babies2018: 549 babies2019: 555 babies2020: 554 babies20202021: 626 babies2022: 619 babies2023: 667 babies2024: 642 babies2025: 728 babies
US babies named Moshe per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 728.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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