Moses
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning drawn out or rescued from water.
How Moses has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #468 |
| 2016 | #460 |
| 2017 | #473 |
| 2018 | #493 |
| 2019 | #510 |
| 2020 | #497 |
| 2021 | #513 |
| 2022 | #517 |
| 2023 | #557 |
| 2024 | #505 |
| 2025 | #515 |
Moses by the numbers
In 2025, 59 babies in England and Wales were named Moses. In the US, 618 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 664 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 1,100 American boys born that year was called Moses.
Names that come from Moses
Forms of Moses in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean 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)
- Moishedrawn from the water; a form of Moses23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Moosaa form of Moses6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Moisedrawn from the water; form of Moses14 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 Moses. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Moisesdrawn from the water; Spanish variant of Moses745 in the US (2017)
- Mosea form of moses; drawn from water13 in the US (2017)
- Mossmoss; a surname used as given name9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Moysesdrawn out of water; variant of moses5 in the US (2017)
- Mozesdrawn out of water; variant of moses5 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean water
Like Moses, 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 Moses
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