Moses is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Moses means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Moses across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Moses has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Moses is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “drawn from the water”. The biblical leader who brought the Israelites out of Egypt.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 43,342 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,495 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 11 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 30 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Moses per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (669/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (76/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2013 (6/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (5/yr).
Moses has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #933 nationally (given to 736 babies that year).
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