Moshe
Moshe is the Hebrew version of the masculine given name Moses, including of the Biblical figure Moses.
Meaning & Origin of Moshe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Moshe is the Hebrew version of the masculine given name Moses, including of the Biblical figure Moses.
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The Story of Moshe
Moshe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1942, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 663 Moshes were born — ranking #462 that year. As of 2026, Moshe ranks #472 for baby boys with 660 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 19K Moshes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Moshe
Moshe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Moshe's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #462. Use the chart and map above to compare Moshe'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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