Moshe
Boy nameMoshe has been given to 18,038 babies in the U.S. since 1942. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #436 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈmoʊʃɛ/
Borrowed from Hebrew. Transliteration of Hebrew משה (moshé), sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian msj (“to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
18,038
Peak year
2025 (728 babies)
Rank in 2025
#436 for boys
First recorded
1942
10-year trend
▲ +37%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Moshe.
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