Moishe
Moishe is a masculine given name, the Yiddish version of Moses. It may refer to:
- Yiddish
Meaning & Origin of Moishe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Moishe is a masculine given name, the Yiddish version of Moses. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yiddish
The Story of Moishe
Moishe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1950, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 38 births, good for #3,022 nationwide. About 21% of every Moishe on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Moishe ranks #3,516 for baby boys with 33 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Moishe
Moishe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Moishe's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,884. Use the chart and map above to compare Moishe'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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