Boys' name · since 1902
Moise
935 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.
- #5,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,884 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 935
- born since 1902
- 1990s
- peak decade
Moise currently ranks #5884 among boys' names in America, with 935 babies recorded since 1902.
Moise has 935 recorded births among boys since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5884 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.
- #5,354 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,884 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 935 born since 1902
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moise ranks #5,354 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,884 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 935 born since 1902, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,884 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 935
- born since 1902
- 1990s
- peak decade
Moise's 935 recorded births place it above 88.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Moise compares
935 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Moise's all-time total is 153% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moise | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 935 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Moise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moise's full recorded timeline at 1981, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Moise by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (151 births, 16% of the file).
1990s was Moise's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Moise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 53
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 151 births (16% of all-time use).
How Moise compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Moise's total volume
Moise by state
Where Moise concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 94 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 69 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 68 | 7.3% |
94 of 935 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Moise's data
- Moise's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (151 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Moises (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Moise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~123 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1902–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Moise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.