Moises

Boy name

Moises has been given to 31,397 babies in the U.S. since 1893. It peaked in 2001 and currently ranks #587 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Portuguese Moises and Spanish Moisés.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

31,397

Peak year

2001 (912 babies)

Rank in 2025

#587 for boys

First recorded

1893

10-year trend

▼ -20%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Moises.

31,600 babies since 1921

31,624 babies since 1904

31,665 babies since 1903

31,959 babies since 1957

30,730 babies since 1880

32,148 babies since 1885

29,947 babies since 1958

33,114 babies since 1880

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