Moshe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MOH-sheh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #745 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #435 for boys
Moshe is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “drawn out of the water”. In 2025 it ranked 745th for boys in the UK (52 babies) and 435th for boys in the US (728 babies).
What does Moshe mean?
Hebrew: the Hebrew form of Moses
“drawn out of the water”
The original Hebrew form of Moses; in Jewish tradition he is called Moshe Rabbeinu, 'Moses our teacher'.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Moshe a girl's or a boy's name?
Moshe is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 boys in the UK and 728 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Moshe in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #745among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 5,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the UK were named Moshe, making it the 745th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 936th.
2025 had the most boys named Moshe of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Moshe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 687th in England and Wales.
Moshe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #745 |
| 2024 | 41 | #856 |
| 2023 | 36 | #950 |
| 2022 | 37 | #923 |
| 2021 | 35 | #960 |
| 2020 | 34 | #936 |
| 2019 | 34 | #951 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,043 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,109 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 33 | #969 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,112 |
| 2012 | 36 | #922 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 37 | #867 |
| 2009 | 43 | #760 |
| 2008 | 32 | #933 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 30 | #894 |
| 2005 | 35 | #778 |
| 2004 | 30 | #807 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 23 | #818 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 19 | #878 |
| 1997 | 20 | #840 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Moshe in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #435among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 728about 1 in 2,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 728 boys in the US were named Moshe, making it the 435th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 517th. It first appears in the records in 1942.
2025 had the most boys named Moshe of any year since it first appeared, in 1942.
Half of all the boys named Moshe in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Moshe in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 728 | #435 |
| 2024 | 642 | #482 |
| 2023 | 667 | #459 |
| 2022 | 619 | #491 |
| 2021 | 626 | #477 |
| 2020 | 554 | #517 |
| 2019 | 555 | #513 |
| 2018 | 549 | #517 |
| 2017 | 536 | #527 |
| 2016 | 529 | #546 |
| 2015 | 533 | #535 |
| 2014 | 523 | #533 |
| 2013 | 511 | #519 |
| 2012 | 499 | #526 |
| 2011 | 472 | #540 |
| 2010 | 455 | #557 |
| 2009 | 431 | #600 |
| 2008 | 388 | #634 |
| 2007 | 440 | #582 |
| 2006 | 419 | #584 |
| 2005 | 338 | #645 |
| 2004 | 353 | #607 |
| 2003 | 359 | #598 |
| 2002 | 311 | #631 |
| 2001 | 276 | #663 |
| 2000 | 277 | #652 |
| 1999 | 262 | #657 |
| 1998 | 267 | #654 |
| 1997 | 265 | #636 |
| 1996 | 268 | #633 |
| 1995 | 207 | #743 |
| 1994 | 216 | #709 |
| 1993 | 194 | #749 |
| 1992 | 169 | #800 |
| 1991 | 193 | #727 |
| 1990 | 212 | #698 |
| 1989 | 181 | #731 |
| 1988 | 191 | #680 |
| 1987 | 226 | #605 |
| 1986 | 191 | #646 |
| 1985 | 118 | #820 |
| 1984 | 124 | #775 |
| 1983 | 134 | #747 |
| 1982 | 110 | #845 |
| 1981 | 126 | #775 |
| 1980 | 104 | #871 |
| 1979 | 117 | #805 |
| 1978 | 116 | #786 |
| 1977 | 104 | #834 |
| 1976 | 107 | #803 |
| 1975 | 87 | #886 |
| 1974 | 84 | #882 |
| 1973 | 72 | #948 |
| 1972 | 59 | #1,050 |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,091 |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,142 |
| 1969 | 57 | #1,017 |
| 1968 | 50 | #1,047 |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,252 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,449 |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,512 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,547 |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,258 |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,178 |
| 1960 | 60 | #980 |
| 1959 | 54 | #1,049 |
| 1958 | 55 | #1,025 |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,099 |
| 1956 | 46 | #1,119 |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,571 |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,705 |
| 1953 | 29 | #1,407 |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,546 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,682 |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,537 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,753 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,217 |
| 1947 | 15 | #1,987 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,731 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
Nicknames for Moshe
- Moishy 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Moshe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jude Yusuf Musa Micah Brody Muhammad Noah Caleb Zion Blake Ibrahim Cole
Names related to Moshe
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Moshe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/moshe, updated 20 October 2026.