How Many People Are Named Moses?
people named Moses are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,826 people in the US has this name
Based on 43,342 babies named Moses in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐ Rare
Peak Year
669 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ืึนืฉืึถื (Mosheh) which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son", but could also possibly mean "deliver" in Hebrew. The meaning suggested in the Old Testament of "drew out" from Hebrew ืืฉื (mashah) is probably an invented etymology (see Exodus 2:10). The biblical Moses was drawn out of the Nile by the pharaoh's daughter and adopted into the royal family, at a time when the Israelites were slaves in Egypt. With his brother Aaron he demanded the pharaoh release the Israelites, which was only done after God sent ten plagues upon Egypt. Moses led the people across the Red Sea and to Mount Sinai, where he received the Ten Commandments from God. After 40 years of wandering in the desert the people reached Canaan, the Promised Land, but Moses died just before entering it.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Moses (99.9%) were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Moses alive today is about 31 years old, and 56% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 47 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Moses first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2016, to 669 babies. In 2025, 589 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Moses has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #119, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #515.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #515 |
| Best rank | #119 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #500 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Moses alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Moses were born in California than in any other state: about 4,825 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Moses was given 4.1 times as often in Hawaii, 4.1 times in South Carolina and 2.2 times in Mississippi.
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