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

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Peak · boys
2001 · 912 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
31,345
since 1893

Moises over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Moises has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #308, 2001boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#587502
2024—#523568
2023—#539549
2022—#577508
2021—#526558
2020—#508568
2019—#452663
2018—#464624
2017—#416750
2016—#478642
2015—#478626
2014—#462634
2013—#506538
2012—#450603
2011—#431632
2010—#424652
2009—#389780
2008—#373825
2007—#366862
2006—#345896
2005—#355835
2004#16,0995#359781
2003#15,7845#350797
2002#13,5956#335818
2001—#308912
2000#15,0315#322889
1999—#343779
1998—#371691
1997—#389614
1996—#403580
1995#13,3865#396585
1994#11,7786#401579
1993—#391588
1992—#424528
1991—#442501
1990—#467447
1989—#447439
1988—#497336
1987—#498320
1986—#517294
1985#9,3076#506295
1984—#488296
1983—#496289
1982—#505283
1981—#471311
1980#7,4188#500285
1979—#488288
1978—#574213
1977—#563220
1976—#519240
1975#7,9846#549216
1974—#564202
1973—#635156
1972—#715126
1971—#727129
1970—#759118
1969—#773101
1968—#74898
1967—#76591
1966—#74099
1965—#78988
1964—#81286
1963—#80389
1962—#82285
1961—#85979
1960—#87076
1959—#89374
1958—#90769
1957—#1,09049
1956—#1,15743
1955—#98858
1954—#1,31133
1953—#1,07446
1952—#1,05547
1951—#1,19537
1950—#1,13939
1949—#1,14438
1948—#1,14539
1947—#1,27133
1946—#1,23632
1945—#1,49420
1944—#1,23529
1943—#1,18733
1942—#1,53721
1941—#1,37224
1940—#1,09036
1939—#1,39023
1938—#1,61318
1937—#1,23329
1936—#1,35624
1935—#1,04038
1934—#1,17332
1933—#1,28127
1932—#1,09038
1931—#1,45823
1930—#1,08041
1929—#1,12938
1928—#1,05743
1927—#1,32231
1926—#1,56523
1925—#1,24633
1924—#1,22335
1923—#1,38528
1922—#1,76520
1921—#1,58823
1920—#2,05216
1919—#1,44925
1918—#2,8829
1917—#2,09114
1916—#3,5166
1915—#1,87815
1914—#1,86812
1913—#2,8215
1912—#2,5445
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First appearance
1893

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 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedNHWashington: #441 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,298 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #470 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,581 boysMNIllinois: #469 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,656 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedWIMichigan: #808 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,971 boysMINew York: #550 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,673 boysNYMassachusetts: #511 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,695 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedRIOregon: #457 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,267 boysORNevada: #391 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,941 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedIAIndiana: #790 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,025 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #850 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,478 boysPANew Jersey: #435 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,599 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #266 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 1,308 boysCAUtah: #562 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,036 boysUTColorado: #518 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,768 boysCONebraska: #432 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,021 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedWVVirginia: #582 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,856 boysVAMaryland: #526 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,090 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedDEArizona: #347 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,680 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedNMKansas: #581 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,166 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedARTennessee: #915 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,308 boysTNNorth Carolina: #625 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,334 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #571 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,967 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedMSAlabama: #708 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,637 boysALGeorgia: #626 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,925 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Moises, so not publishedHITexas: #334 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 1,679 boysTXFlorida: #392 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,186 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#266 · 1 in 1,308
  2. Texas#334 · 1 in 1,679
  3. Arizona#347 · 1 in 1,680
  4. Nevada#391 · 1 in 1,941
  5. Florida#392 · 1 in 2,186

Best ever in a state: #81 in New Mexico, 1919.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#2661731 in 1,308
Texas#3341121 in 1,679
Arizona#347221 in 1,680
Nevada#39171 in 1,941
Florida#392451 in 2,186
Nebraska#43251 in 2,021
New Jersey#435161 in 2,599
Washington#441161 in 2,298
Oregon#45781 in 2,267
Illinois#469251 in 2,656
Minnesota#470111 in 2,581
Massachusetts#51181 in 3,695
Colorado#518101 in 2,768
Maryland#52691 in 3,090
New York#550281 in 3,673
Utah#56271 in 3,036
Oklahoma#57171 in 2,967
Kansas#58151 in 3,166
Virginia#582111 in 3,856
North Carolina#625121 in 4,334
Georgia#626141 in 3,925
Alabama#70851 in 4,637
Indiana#79061 in 6,025
Michigan#80881 in 5,971
Pennsylvania#85081 in 7,478
Tennessee#91551 in 7,308
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1893
  • Peaked 2001 at #308 (912 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1958–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,130
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 26.8% of all boys named Moises (8,395) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s6#907 (1893)#907
1900s13#1,083 (1909)#1,214
1910s91#1,449 (1919)#2,381
1920s290#1,057 (1928)#1,433
1930s293#1,040 (1935)#1,271
1940s305#1,090 (1940)#1,271
1950s495#893 (1959)#1,081
1960s892#740 (1966)#798
1970s1,908#488 (1979)#609
1980s3,148#447 (1989)#493
1990s5,892#343 (1999)#403
2000s8,395#308 (2001)#350
2010s6,364#416 (2017)#456
2020s3,253#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 2015

boys
#478
626 births · 1 in 3,062 boys

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #478Moises626
More about 2015

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 3,062 of them was named Moises, which outranked 96.6% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Moises
  1. #474Davis629
  2. #474Nikolai629
  3. #477Mathew628
  4. #478Moises626
  5. #479Khalil624
  6. #480Keaton623
  7. #481Francis622
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2015 →