Moses

“Possibly Egyptian for 'to give birth' or 'water' (disputed)” — Hebrew; ultimately obscure, possibly Egyptian origin

Boy's name · #515 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Moses belongs to an older America first — it reached #119 back in 1880 — yet it still appears in today's records at #515. About 43,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Moe is a short form of Moses.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 3,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,600 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Moseses

Moses Mendelssohn — German-Jewish philosopher and theologian (1729–1786)
Moses Malone — American basketball player
Moses Hess — German philosopher (1812–1875)
Moses of Chorene — 5th-century Armenian historian
Moses Simon — Nigerian association football player

In stories & tradition

Moses — The Prince of Egypt · The Ten Commandments
Moses Magnum — Earth-616
Moses Puloki — Lilo & Stitch · Stitch! The Movie

What Moseses become

Among 952 notable people named Moses:

Business leaders appear 3.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Moses Austin, American businessman (1761-1821).

Similar names: Moshe · Solomon · Morris · Emanuel · Amos · Judson

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