Boys' name · since 1950
Moishe
Moishe has 1,201 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,586 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Moishe is the #3873 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,201 recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Moishe recorded 1,201 times among boys since 1950, holding rank #3873 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #4,586 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,873 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,201 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moishe ranks #4,586 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,873 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,201 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,586 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Moishe's 1,201 recorded births place it above 89.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Moishe compares
1,201 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Moishe's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moishe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,201 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Moishe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Moishe splits its recorded history at 1993: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Moishe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Moishe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (259 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Moishe's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Moishe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
154 births
- 1980s
1980s
154 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s
2010s
259 births
- 2020s
2020s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 259 births (22% of all-time use).
How Moishe 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 Moishe's total volume
Moishe by state
Where Moishe concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 882 | 73.4% |
882 of 1,201 births nationwide.
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What to do with Moishe's data
- Moishe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (259 total births) through the 2020s (176) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Moishes (882 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Moishe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Moishe 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.