Is Moses a boy or girl name?
Moses is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 603 boys were named Moses, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 42,730 US babies named Moses were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #505
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Moses since 1880
- 42,730
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 669 babies
Boys and girls named Moses, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 859 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 751 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 847 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,591 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,526 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 2,716 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1940s | 2,773 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 2,775 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 2,106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,777 | 14 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 3,277 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 3,635 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 5,387 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,783 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,882 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 603 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 536 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 577 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 572 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 594 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 560 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 586 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 630 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 669 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 643 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 586 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 606 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 484 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 504 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 515 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 543 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 562 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 606 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 618 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 480 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 493 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 504 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 516 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 545 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 520 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 463 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 426 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 402 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 372 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 306 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 347 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 359 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 327 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 340 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 293 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 335 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 296 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 312 | #507 | 6 | #10,785 |
| 1986 | 290 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 315 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 338 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 332 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 349 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 360 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 350 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 365 | #418 | 9 | #7,110 |
| 1978 | 314 | #452 | 5 | #10,839 |
| 1977 | 316 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 319 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 340 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 295 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 247 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 198 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 199 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 184 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 188 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 169 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 172 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 165 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 230 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 175 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 215 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 240 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 251 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 301 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 275 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 292 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 266 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 246 | #485 | 5 | #6,600 |
| 1955 | 267 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 270 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 273 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 280 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 315 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 291 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 292 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 316 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 283 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 249 | #404 | 6 | #4,811 |
| 1945 | 235 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 271 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 301 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 275 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 276 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 275 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 250 | #351 | 5 | #4,741 |
| 1938 | 265 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 278 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 230 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 257 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 286 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 280 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 284 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 298 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 288 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 316 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 318 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 321 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 341 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 343 | #308 | 9 | #3,577 |
| 1924 | 358 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 381 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 387 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 378 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 383 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 347 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 352 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 339 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 333 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 287 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 258 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 208 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 207 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 128 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 132 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 108 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 82 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 91 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 73 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 78 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 87 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 86 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 73 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 52 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 117 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 77 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 69 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 70 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 81 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 70 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 83 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 81 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 86 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 70 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 64 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 78 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 80 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 87 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 84 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 74 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 77 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 82 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 93 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 93 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 111 | #119 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Moses reached #119 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #3,577 in 1925. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Moses
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.