Recorded 1999–2009 Boys' name Peak 1999 12 births

Moisses — boys' name

12 babies named Moisses in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s6
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Moisses was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Moisses in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moisses

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Moisses between 1999 and 2009, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moisses currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moisses performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Moisses shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Moisses in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moisses 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 12 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.

Moisses at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

12

Since 1999

11 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1999

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2009

Moisses popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1999

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
6 20091999 6

Moisses by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 50% of Moisses's all-time total
1990s62000s6

Moisses by state

Where Moisses concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Moisses
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 41.7%
California share of Moisses's total US births 41.7%

5 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moisses?
12 babies have been named Moisses since 1999. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Moisses most popular?
Moisses was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Moisses most popular?
The top states for the name Moisses are California (5 births).
How long has the name Moisses been used?
Moisses has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 11 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Moisses?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moises, Moishe, Moise, Moiz, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1999–2009 (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.