Moses
Moses ,, Moises, Moyses, Moishe, Moshe, Musa, or Movses is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses.
Meaning & Origin of Moses
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Moses ,, Moises, Moyses, Moishe, Moshe, Musa, or Movses is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses.
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The Story of Moses
Moses first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 111 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 669 Mosess were born — ranking #459 that year. As of 2026, Moses ranks #519 for baby boys with 580 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 44K Mosess have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Moses
Moses is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 44K births in the dataset. Moses's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #119. Use the chart and map above to compare Moses'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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