Moses vs Mose

Side-by-side comparison of Moses and Mose - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Moses

Boy name · Rank #500

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Name B

Mose

Boy name · Rank #6469

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Metric Moses Mose
Current Rank #500 #6469
Total Births (all years) 43,291 7,935
Peak Year 2016 1919
Peak Year Births 669 168
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Moses Mose
1880s 859 618
1890s 751 555
1900s 847 601
1910s 2,591 1,153
1920s 3,526 1,175
1930s 2,716 824
1940s 2,773 818
1950s 2,775 646
1960s 2,106 405
1970s 2,777 262
1980s 3,277 214
1990s 3,635 203
2000s 5,390 171
2010s 5,789 181
2020s 3,479 109

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Moses Mose
2014 587 23
2015 643 13
2016 669 14
2017 630 16
2018 586 19
2019 562 24
2020 595 16
2021 572 15
2022 580 18
2023 537 22
2024 612 13
2025 583 25

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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