Moises
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #587 for boys in 2025, 502 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2001 · 912 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 31,345since 1893
Moises over time
Rank among boys' names. Moises has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #587 | 502 | |
| 2024 | — | #523 | 568 | |
| 2023 | — | #539 | 549 | |
| 2022 | — | #577 | 508 | |
| 2021 | — | #526 | 558 | |
| 2020 | — | #508 | 568 | |
| 2019 | — | #452 | 663 | |
| 2018 | — | #464 | 624 | |
| 2017 | — | #416 | 750 | |
| 2016 | — | #478 | 642 | |
| 2015 | — | #478 | 626 | |
| 2014 | — | #462 | 634 | |
| 2013 | — | #506 | 538 | |
| 2012 | — | #450 | 603 | |
| 2011 | — | #431 | 632 | |
| 2010 | — | #424 | 652 | |
| 2009 | — | #389 | 780 | |
| 2008 | — | #373 | 825 | |
| 2007 | — | #366 | 862 | |
| 2006 | — | #345 | 896 | |
| 2005 | — | #355 | 835 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #359 | 781 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #350 | 797 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #335 | 818 |
| 2001 | — | #308 | 912 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #322 | 889 |
| 1999 | — | #343 | 779 | |
| 1998 | — | #371 | 691 | |
| 1997 | — | #389 | 614 | |
| 1996 | — | #403 | 580 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #396 | 585 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #401 | 579 |
| 1993 | — | #391 | 588 | |
| 1992 | — | #424 | 528 | |
| 1991 | — | #442 | 501 | |
| 1990 | — | #467 | 447 | |
| 1989 | — | #447 | 439 | |
| 1988 | — | #497 | 336 | |
| 1987 | — | #498 | 320 | |
| 1986 | — | #517 | 294 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #506 | 295 |
| 1984 | — | #488 | 296 | |
| 1983 | — | #496 | 289 | |
| 1982 | — | #505 | 283 | |
| 1981 | — | #471 | 311 | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #500 | 285 |
| 1979 | — | #488 | 288 | |
| 1978 | — | #574 | 213 | |
| 1977 | — | #563 | 220 | |
| 1976 | — | #519 | 240 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #549 | 216 |
| 1974 | — | #564 | 202 | |
| 1973 | — | #635 | 156 | |
| 1972 | — | #715 | 126 | |
| 1971 | — | #727 | 129 | |
| 1970 | — | #759 | 118 | |
| 1969 | — | #773 | 101 | |
| 1968 | — | #748 | 98 | |
| 1967 | — | #765 | 91 | |
| 1966 | — | #740 | 99 | |
| 1965 | — | #789 | 88 | |
| 1964 | — | #812 | 86 | |
| 1963 | — | #803 | 89 | |
| 1962 | — | #822 | 85 | |
| 1961 | — | #859 | 79 | |
| 1960 | — | #870 | 76 | |
| 1959 | — | #893 | 74 | |
| 1958 | — | #907 | 69 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,090 | 49 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,157 | 43 | |
| 1955 | — | #988 | 58 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,311 | 33 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,074 | 46 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,055 | 47 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,195 | 37 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,139 | 39 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,144 | 38 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,145 | 39 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,271 | 33 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,236 | 32 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,494 | 20 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,235 | 29 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,187 | 33 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,090 | 36 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,390 | 23 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,233 | 29 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,356 | 24 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,040 | 38 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,173 | 32 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,281 | 27 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,090 | 38 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,458 | 23 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,080 | 41 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,129 | 38 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,057 | 43 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,322 | 31 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,565 | 23 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,246 | 33 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,223 | 35 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,385 | 28 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,588 | 23 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,449 | 25 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,882 | 9 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,091 | 14 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,516 | 6 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
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| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Moises! It came in at #907, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1894–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Moises is popular in 2003
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#179 · 1 in 823
- New Mexico#247 · 1 in 1,178
- Nevada#266 · 1 in 1,320
- Connecticut#267 · 1 in 1,981
- Texas#269 · 1 in 1,437
Best ever in a state: #81 in New Mexico, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #179 | 305 | 1 in 823 |
| New Mexico | #247 | 9 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Nevada | #266 | 10 | 1 in 1,320 |
| Connecticut | #267 | 9 | 1 in 1,981 |
| Texas | #269 | 123 | 1 in 1,437 |
| Arizona | #272 | 28 | 1 in 1,432 |
| Washington | #276 | 24 | 1 in 1,409 |
| Illinois | #293 | 45 | 1 in 1,761 |
| New Jersey | #351 | 18 | 1 in 2,686 |
| Colorado | #356 | 14 | 1 in 2,163 |
| Arkansas | #359 | 7 | 1 in 2,117 |
| Oregon | #364 | 9 | 1 in 2,180 |
| Massachusetts | #425 | 9 | 1 in 3,900 |
| Florida | #429 | 32 | 1 in 2,921 |
| Kansas | #430 | 6 | 1 in 2,778 |
| Wisconsin | #458 | 8 | 1 in 3,655 |
| North Carolina | #461 | 16 | 1 in 3,181 |
| Georgia | #468 | 19 | 1 in 3,008 |
| New York | #491 | 29 | 1 in 3,850 |
| Oklahoma | #498 | 6 | 1 in 3,468 |
| Virginia | #564 | 9 | 1 in 4,606 |
| Utah | #574 | 5 | 1 in 4,332 |
| Indiana | #595 | 7 | 1 in 5,488 |
| Minnesota | #617 | 5 | 1 in 6,007 |
| Maryland | #654 | 5 | 1 in 5,834 |
| Pennsylvania | #677 | 9 | 1 in 7,134 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Moises
- 64 spots since 2024 (#523 → #587)
- 79 spots since 2020 (#508 → #587)
- 109 spots since 2015 (#478 → #587)
- Biggest jump: 323 spots in 1955 (#1,311 → #988)
- Biggest drop: 169 spots in 1956 (#988 → #1,157)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 2001 at #308 (912 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1958–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,130 boys born in 2001 were named Moises (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,403 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 26.8% of all boys named Moises (8,395) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #907 (1893) | #907 |
| 1900s | 13 | #1,083 (1909) | #1,214 |
| 1910s | 91 | #1,449 (1919) | #2,381 |
| 1920s | 290 | #1,057 (1928) | #1,433 |
| 1930s | 293 | #1,040 (1935) | #1,271 |
| 1940s | 305 | #1,090 (1940) | #1,271 |
| 1950s | 495 | #893 (1959) | #1,081 |
| 1960s | 892 | #740 (1966) | #798 |
| 1970s | 1,908 | #488 (1979) | #609 |
| 1980s | 3,148 | #447 (1989) | #493 |
| 1990s | 5,892 | #343 (1999) | #403 |
| 2000s | 8,395 | #308 (2001) | #350 |
| 2010s | 6,364 | #416 (2017) | #456 |
| 2020s | 3,253 | #508 (2020) | #543 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Moises in 2003
Top girls' names in 2003
Top boys' names in 2003
More about 2003
girls
1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 365,429 of them was named Moises, which outranked 14.4% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,655 names at #15,784; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 2,478 of them was named Moises, which outranked 97.3% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.