US rank #5452 Boys' name Peak 2023 920 births

Moise — #5452 US boys' name

920 babies named Moise in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5452
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Moise was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

22 babies were named Moise in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moise

The Social Security Administration has registered 920 babies named Moise between 1902 and 2024, spanning 123 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moise currently holds the #5452 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moise performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Moise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Moise in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 920 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Moise at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

920

Since 1902

123 years of records

Peak year

2023

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,452

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1902

Recorded for 123 years

Last year on file: 2024

Moise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1902

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
22
Annual births at peak — across 123 years of records
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Moise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
151 births that decade — 16% of Moise's all-time total
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Moise by state

Where Moise concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Moise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
94 10.2%
#2 Louisiana
69 7.5%
#3 Florida
68 7.4%
New York share of Moise's total US births 10.2%
Even split

94 of 920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moise?
920 babies have been named Moise since 1902. It currently ranks #5452 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 22 births.
When was Moise most popular?
Moise was most popular in the 1990s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Moise most popular?
The top states for the name Moise are New York (94 births), Louisiana (69 births), Florida (68 births).
How long has the name Moise been used?
Moise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 123 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Moise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moises, Moishe, Moiz, Moishy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1902–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.