Moshe

“Hebrew form of Moses; possibly Egyptian for 'to give birth to'” — Hebrew; ultimately obscure, possibly Egyptian origin

Boy's name · #436 in the US (2025) · Trending

Moshe is climbing: on the charts since 1942, it reached #436 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 730 boys given the name last year. Roughly 18,000 have carried it all-time. In New York and New Jersey it runs 10–11× its national rate and ranks #38 in New York. Moishy is a short form of Moshe.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,000 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 5,200 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 7,200 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Moshes

Moshe ben Maimon — Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204)
Moshe Dayan — Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
Moshe Katsav — 8th President of Israel (2000–2007)
Moshe Sharett — 2nd Prime Minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955
Moshe Safdie — Israeli-Canadian architect (born 1938)

In stories & tradition

Moshe (Moses) — The Prince of Egypt · The Ten Commandments

What Moshes become

Among 692 notable people named Moshe:

Business leaders appear 4.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Moshe Schnitzer, Israeli businessman.

Similar names: Moses · Isaias · Morgan · Kase · Chaim · Kohen

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