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Moshe

Boy's name · #436 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Moshe is climbing: on the charts since 1942, it reached #436 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 730 boys given the name last year. Roughly 18,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Moshe ran 10–11× its national rate in New York and New Jersey—ranked #22 in New York in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Moshe ranks in other countries and regions.

#687 in England & Wales (2025) · #713 in Canada (2025) · #799 in Belgium (2025) · #2,440 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,831 in France (2025) · #4,251 in Italy (2024) · #3,029 in Austria (2024) · #7,504 in Ecuador (2022) · #828 in Poland (2016).

Famous Moshes

• Moshe ben Maimon — Medieval Jewish philosopher (1135 or 1138–1204)
• Moshe Dayan — Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
• Moshe Katsav — President of Israel from 2000 to 2007 (born 1945)
• Moshe Sharett — Prime Minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955 (1894–1965)
• Moshe Safdie — Israeli-Canadian-American architect (born 1938)
• Moshe Ya'alon — Israeli general and politician (born 1950)
• Moshe Arens — Israeli diplomat, member of Knesset, and professor of aeronautics (1925–2019)

In stories & tradition

• Moshe (Moses) — Prophet in Abrahamic religions

What Moshes become

Among 692 notable people named Moshe:

Business leaders appear 4.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Moshe Schnitzer, Israeli businessman (1921–2007).

Similar names: Moses · Chaim · Morgan · Kase · Sylas · Mathias

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