Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Moises name popularity since 1925
31,165 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Moises. Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Moises is about 24 years old in 2026. Moises peaked in 2001 as the #308 name for boys, and it ranked #587 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 31,165
- Named Moises, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #587
- for boys in 2025 (502 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 52 girls · 31,113 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 3.62× its national share
Peak year is the year Moises made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Moises births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Moises both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Moises became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 17,700 baby boys to 1 in 7,780.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Moises's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Moises.
Decade by decade
Babies named Moises in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 168 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 293 | #1,054 |
| 1940s | 0 | 305 | #1,520 |
| 1950s | 0 | 495 | #992 |
| 1960s | 0 | 892 | #794 |
| 1970s | 6 | 1,908 | #549 |
| 1980s | 14 | 3,148 | #507 |
| 1990s | 11 | 5,892 | #396 |
| 2000s | 21 | 8,395 | #355 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,364 | #478 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,253 | #587 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.7% of babies named Moises from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Moises is most popular
The index compares Moises's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Moises.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3.62× | 11,129 |
| Nevada | 3.47× | 359 |
| Texas | 2.58× | 5,879 |
| Arizona | 2.02× | 760 |
| Florida | 1.43× | 1,503 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Moises's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Moises.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Moises (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data