boys' name ★ peaked 2001

Moises

Meaning Borrowed from Portuguese Moisés and Spanish Moisés Gender Boy Rank 2025 #587 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Portuguese Moisés and Spanish Moisés.

Rank 2025
#587
among boys · ↓64 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
502
named Moises · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,403
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2001
912 babies
All-time total
31,397
#670 all-time among boys
First recorded
1893
in Social Security records

Moises popularity over time

31,397 babies have been named Moises since 1893, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 6 6 1 – #991
1900s – 13 13 1 +117% #1,131
1910s – 91 91 9 +600% #1,473
1920s – 290 290 29 +219% #1,073
1930s – 293 293 29 +1% #1,054
1940s – 305 305 31 +4% #1,103
1950s – 495 495 50 +62% #894
1960s – 892 892 89 +80% #743
1970s 6 1,908 1,914 191 +115% #489
1980s 14 3,148 3,162 316 +65% #447
1990s 11 5,892 5,903 590 +87% #343
2000s 21 8,395 8,416 842 +43% #308
2010s – 6,364 6,364 636 -24% #417
2020s (to 2025) – 3,253 3,253 542 -15% #508

Where Moises is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 493 0.29 outside top 500
2027 485 0.28 outside top 500
2028 479 0.28 outside top 500
2029 473 0.28 outside top 500
2030 469 0.27 outside top 500

Where Moises is most popular

Boys named Moises per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.311 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, California, and Nebraska.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Moises born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 45 0.789 +154%
California 650 0.711 +129%
Nebraska 27 0.621 +100%
Texas 504 0.572 +84%
Washington 78 0.477 +53%
Arizona 70 0.428 +38%
Idaho 17 0.415 +34%
Florida 190 0.401 +29%
Oklahoma 32 0.362 +16%
Illinois 91 0.356 +15%
North Carolina 84 0.329 +6%
Georgia 81 0.320 ≈ national
Colorado 40 0.310 ≈ national
New Jersey 60 0.298 ≈ national
Maryland 33 0.277 -11%
Oregon 20 0.263 -15%
New York 108 0.249 -20%
Iowa 17 0.247 -21%
Indiana 39 0.243 -22%
Alabama 26 0.238 -23%
Tennessee 42 0.233 -25%
Massachusetts 30 0.218 -30%
Utah 20 0.210 -33%
Kansas 14 0.204 -34%
Pennsylvania 54 0.203 -35%
Virginia 38 0.200 -36%
South Carolina 20 0.194 -38%
Arkansas 11 0.174 -44%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -51%
Wisconsin 15 0.127 -59%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -76%
Minnesota 8 0.065 -79%
Ohio 14 0.053 -83%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -84%
Missouri 5 0.036 -88%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Moises

Moises is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #587 in 2025 with 502 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1893, 31,397 American babies have been named Moises. Its peak came in 2001, when 912 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Moises stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Moises?

The median living Moises is about 22 years old; half are between 12 and 33. An estimated 30 thousand people named Moises are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Moises year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 502 #587
2024 – – 568 #523
2023 – – 549 #540
2022 – – 508 #577
2021 – – 558 #527
2020 – – 568 #508
2019 – – 663 #452
2018 – – 624 #464
2017 – – 750 #417
2016 – – 642 #478
2015 – – 626 #478
2014 – – 634 #462
2013 – – 538 #506
2012 – – 603 #451
2011 – – 632 #433
2010 – – 652 #425
2009 – – 780 #390
2008 – – 825 #373
2007 – – 862 #366
2006 – – 896 #345
2005 – – 835 #355
2004 5 #17,939 781 #359
2003 5 #17,531 797 #350
2002 6 #14,831 818 #335
2001 – – 912 #308
2000 5 #16,742 889 #323
1995 5 #14,984 585 #396
1990 – – 447 #467
1985 6 #10,194 295 #507
1980 8 #7,873 285 #500
1975 6 #8,671 216 #549
1970 – – 118 #761
1965 – – 88 #794
1960 – – 76 #874
1955 – – 58 #992
1950 – – 39 #1,156
1945 – – 20 #1,520
1940 – – 36 #1,103
1935 – – 38 #1,054
1930 – – 41 #1,090
1925 – – 33 #1,274
1920 – – 16 #2,105
1915 – – 15 #1,942
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Moises, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Moises?

The median living Moises is about 22 years old. Half of all living Moisess are between 12 and 33 years old.

How many people named Moises are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Moises are alive in the United States, based on 31,397 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Moises mean?

Borrowed from Portuguese Moisés and Spanish Moisés.

How popular is the name Moises in 2025?

Moises ranked #587 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 502 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Moises?

31,397 babies have been named Moises in the United States since 1893, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Moises most popular?

Moises peaked in 2001, when 912 newborns received the name.

Is Moises a boy or girl name?

Moises is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Moises rising or falling?

Moises has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Moises become more popular?

Moises is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 469 boys named Moises in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Moises

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