Moiz
Muhammad bin Tughluq, or Muhammad II, also known by his epithets, The Eccentric Prince, and The Mad Sultan, was the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi. He reigned from February 1325 until his death in March 1351. Muhammad was the eldest son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughlaq dynasty.
Meaning & Origin of Moiz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Muhammad bin Tughluq, or Muhammad II, also known by his epithets, The Eccentric Prince, and The Mad Sultan, was the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi. He reigned from February 1325 until his death in March 1351. Muhammad was the eldest son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughlaq dynasty.
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The Story of Moiz
Moiz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 12 Moizs were born — ranking #6,683 that year. As of 2026, Moiz ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 236 Moizs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Moiz
Moiz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 236 births in the dataset. Moiz's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #6,683. Use the chart and map above to compare Moiz'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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