Is Moshe a boy or girl name?
Moshe is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 626 boys were named Moshe, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 17,287 US babies named Moshe were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #491
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Moshe since 1942
- 17,287
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 663 babies
Boys and girls named Moshe, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 343 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 390 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 854 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,505 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 2,253 | 16 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 3,591 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,162 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,086 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 626 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 663 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 619 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 625 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 553 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 555 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 549 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 536 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 529 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 533 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 523 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 511 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 499 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 472 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 455 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 431 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 388 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 440 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 418 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 338 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 353 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 359 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 311 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 276 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 277 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 262 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 267 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 265 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 268 | #634 | 5 | #15,076 |
| 1995 | 207 | #747 | 6 | #12,830 |
| 1994 | 216 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 194 | #751 | 5 | #15,000 |
| 1992 | 169 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 193 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 212 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 181 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 191 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 226 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 191 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 118 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 124 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 134 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 110 | #846 | 5 | #11,672 |
| 1981 | 126 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 104 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 117 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 116 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 104 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 107 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 87 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 85 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 71 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 59 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 57 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 50 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 60 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 54 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 55 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 46 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 29 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,095 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,655 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Moshe reached #463 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #11,672 in 1982. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.