Moshe

Meaning: Possibly Egyptian for 'to give birth to'
Origin: Hebrew; ultimately obscure, possibly Egyptian — Hebrew form of Moses

Nicknames: Moishy

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.

#692 in England & Wales (2025) · #832 in Belgium (2025) · #2,440 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,831 in France (2025) · #1,129 in Canada (2024).

Famous Moshes

Moshe ben Maimon — Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204)
Moshe Dayan — Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
Moshe Katsav — Israeli politician (born 1945)
Moshe Sharett — 2nd Prime Minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955
Moshe Safdie — Israeli-Canadian architect (born 1938)

In stories & tradition

Moshe (Moses) — The Tables of the Law (book)

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.

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

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