Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Moshe name popularity since 1925
18,038 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Moshe. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Moshe is about 17 years old in 2026. Moshe peaked in 2025 as the #436 name for boys, and it ranked #436 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,038
- Named Moshe, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #436
- for boys in 2025 (728 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 21 girls · 18,017 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 9.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Moshe 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.
Moshe births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Moshe both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1982 and 1987, Moshe became 2× more common, from 1 in 16,500 baby boys to 1 in 8,260.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Moshe's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Moshe.
Decade by decade
Babies named Moshe 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 82 | #3,214 |
| 1950s | 0 | 343 | #1,597 |
| 1960s | 0 | 390 | #1,548 |
| 1970s | 0 | 854 | #889 |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,505 | #821 |
| 1990s | 16 | 2,253 | #747 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,592 | #645 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,162 | #536 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,836 | #436 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
42.0% of babies named Moshe from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Moshe is most popular
The index compares Moshe'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 Moshe.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 9.25× | 11,778 |
| New Jersey | 7.44× | 3,439 |
| Maryland | 1.19× | 304 |
| California | 0.27× | 484 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Moshe's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Moshe.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Moshe (2025).
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