Moises
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning drawn from the water; Spanish variant of Moses.
How Moises has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #478 |
| 2016 | #478 |
| 2017 | #417 |
| 2018 | #464 |
| 2019 | #451 |
| 2020 | #507 |
| 2021 | #527 |
| 2022 | #578 |
| 2023 | #538 |
| 2024 | #523 |
| 2025 | #587 |
Moises by the numbers
Moises was given to 745 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 912 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 2,300 American boys born that year was called Moises.
Other names that come from Moses
Like Moises, each of these traces back to Moses: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Moshedrawn out; form of Moses508 in the US (2017)
- Moussawho is like god; arabic form of Moses7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Moosaa form of Moses6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mousadrawn from the water; form of Moses9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mussaone who is drawn out of water; form of Moses4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Moises. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mosesdrawn out or rescued from water618 in the US (2017)
- Moisedrawn from the water; form of Moses14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Moysesdrawn out of water; variant of moses5 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Moishedrawn from the water; a form of Moses23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mohsencharitable, benevolent, kind6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean water
Like Moises, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maxwellgreat spring; place name3,118 in the US (2017)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brooksof the small stream1,938 in the US (2017)
- Beckettbee keeper or stream; a surname used as a given name1,763 in the US (2017)
- Beckhamhomestead with a stream1,280 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Moises
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