Moses
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Moses
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's choice of this white-bearded Old Testament name helped bring it into the modern age, along with brethren Elijah, Isaiah and Isaac. User-friendly nicknames include Moe and Mose.
Moses for boys#515 US
The biblical story of Moses is, of course, one of the most familiar from the Old Testament -- Moses being found as a baby in the bulrushes, growing up to lead the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage and into the Promised Land, then bringing down the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai.
Moshe, as in Israeli statesman Dayan, is the original Hebrew form of the name. In Spanish, it is Moises, and in Yiddish, Moishe.
A namesake from the world of sports is NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone. Mose Allison, meanwhile, is a jazz blues pianist and singer.
Moses for girls#14380 US
Moses haas been a boys' name since the Biblical baby Moses was born in the bull rushes, but actress Moses Ingram put it in the lexicon for girls. Emmy-nominated for The Queen's Gambit, Ingram changed her name to Moses when she got to Yale Drama School. In 2020 there were nearly 600 baby boys named Moses and fewer than five baby girls in the US, but that can change as Ingram's profile rises. Soon Moses may feel as much a girls' name as Glenn, Cameron, and Drew mean now.
Pronounced MO-zez.
As of October 2026, Moses ranked #515 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #119 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #571.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #483 | 586 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #468 | 643 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #460 | 669 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #473 | 630 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #492 | 586 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #511 | 560 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #494 | 594 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #512 | 572 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #514 | 577 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #547 | 536 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #505 | 603 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #515 | 583 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Moses for boys
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Moses on lists
Famous Mosess
- MosesBoy
Biblical prophet
- Moses MaimonidesBoy
medieval Spanish philosopher and Torah scholar
- Moses MendelssohnBoy
German philosopher, "father of Reform Judaism"
- Moses MaloneBoy
American basketball player
- Moses MontefioreBoy
Italian,British philanthropist
- Moses Fleetwood "Fleet" WalkerBoy
American baseball player
- Moses SoyerBoy
Russian/American artist; twin brother Raphael Soyer
- Moses Mortimer Barrett III aka Petey PabloBoy
American rapper
- Moses ChanBoy
Hong Kong actor
- Moses Amadeus FarrowBoy
son of actress Mia Farrow and director Woody Allen
- Moses Bruce Anthony Martin (b. 2006)Boy
son of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and musician Chris Martin
- Callum Ryan Moses Schweain (b. 2010)Boy
son of singer Kristin Swinford,Schweain of ZOEgirl
- Rick MosesBoy
American actor
- William R. MosesBoy
American actor
- Joseph "Joe" MosesBoy
American comedian
Moses in pop culture
- MosesBoy
a main character in movie "Attack the Block"
- Moses AgencyBoy
character in movie "Diamonds"
- Moses Willow Jane Grace "Mosey" SlocumbBoy
female character in the novel "A Grown,Up Kind Of Pretty" by Joshilyn Jackson
- Archie MosesBoy
character in movie "Bulletproof"
- Moses HightowerBoy
character in the "Police Academy" Film series