Moe
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Moe
Traditionally a masculine diminutive of Moses or Morris, Moe has also been used for Moriah, Maureen, Moira, and Maura, ultimately variations of the classic Mary. It could work equally well as a short, sweet, gender-bending nickname for more contemporary choices like – Ramona, Moana, Imogen, or Monroe.
Moe for girls
Moe is also a Japanese girl name, with the nature related meaning "bud, sprout, flower". In this case it would be pronounced with two syllables.
Moe for boys#8041 US
If Gus and Max have made it, why not Moe? Can it be the lingering Three Stooges effect? We think that Moe, like Joe, is one of the friendliest and most open of regular guy nickname names and should get a little more attention.
There have been some very visible on-screen Moes, such as Moe Green in "The Godfather" and Moe Szyskak on "The Simpsons," proprietor of Moe's Tavern.
The real life Moe (born Morris) Berg was a fascinating character, a Major League baseball player called 'the brainiest guy in baseball' who later served as a spy during World War II.
Pronounced MOH.
As of October 2026, Moe ranked #17377 in US births in 2018 SSA, peaked at #11957 in 2010.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Moe on lists
Famous Moes
- Moe HowardBoy
stage name of Moses Harry Horwitz, American actor/comedian, one of the Three Stooges
- Morris "Moe" BergBoy
American baseball catcher and spy
- Myron Walter "Moe" Drabowsky (born Miroslav Drabowski)Boy
Polish,American baseball pitcher
- Moses "Moe" JaffeBoy
Lithuanian,American songwriter and bandleader
- Morris "Moe" KoffmanBoy
Canadian flutist and saxophonist
- Mose Hirsch "Moe" SolomonBoy
the "Rabbi of Swat", American baseball player
- Kool Moe DeeBoy
stage name of Mohandas Dewese, American rapper
- Maurice "Moe" PurtillBoy
American jazz drummer with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Maureen Ann "Moe" TuckerBoy
American female singer of the Velvet Underground
- Moe KamikokuryoBoy
Japanese female pop singer and member of ANGERME
Moe in pop culture
- Morris "Moe" SzyslakBoy
bartender on TV's "The Simpsons"
- Moe TatoBoy
character in video game "Cuphead"
- Lawrence "Moe" CurlsBoy
character in video game 'Ace Attorney"
Variations & nicknames
- MoBoy