Boys' name · peaked in 1880
Moses name popularity since 1925
36,407 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Moses. Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Moses is about 36 years old in 2026. Moses peaked in 1880 as the #119 name for boys, and it ranked #515 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 36,407
- Named Moses, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #119 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #515
- for boys in 2025 (583 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 51 girls · 36,356 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 3.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Moses 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.
Moses births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2016. Measured as a share of all babies, Moses peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Moses became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 10,100 baby boys to 1 in 4,590.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Moses's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Moses.
Decade by decade
Babies named Moses 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 | 9 | 1,639 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 2,716 | #344 |
| 1940s | 6 | 2,773 | #393 |
| 1950s | 5 | 2,775 | #456 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,106 | #504 |
| 1970s | 14 | 2,777 | #423 |
| 1980s | 6 | 3,277 | #489 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,635 | #586 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,390 | #512 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,789 | #468 |
| 2020–25 | 6 | 3,479 | #515 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
22.5% of babies named Moses from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Moses is most popular
The index compares Moses'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 Moses.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 3.90× | 395 |
| South Carolina | 3.60× | 1,634 |
| Georgia | 1.82× | 1,626 |
| Texas | 1.73× | 4,393 |
| Mississippi | 1.69× | 663 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Moses's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Moses.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Moses (1880).
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