Boys' name · since 1942
Moshe
18,017 babies named Moshe in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #436 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,017
- born since 1942
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Moshe is the #436 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 18,017 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Moshe recorded 18,017 times among boys since 1942, holding rank #436 nationally today, ahead of 97% 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 1942 to 2025.
- #876 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #436 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 18,017 born since 1942
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moshe ranks #876 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #436 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 18,017 born since 1942, peaking in the 2010s.
- #876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #436 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,017
- born since 1942
- 2010s
- peak decade
Moshe's 18,017 recorded births place it above 98.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Moshe compares
18,017 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Moshe's all-time total is 49x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moshe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,017 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 728 | 34 | 22,252 |
Moshe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moshe's full recorded timeline at 1984, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 728 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moshe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 728
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Moshe popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1982 (Moshe as girls' name)
Moshe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,162 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Moshe's strongest decade.
5,162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Moshe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 82
1940s
82 births
- 1950s 343
1950s
343 births
- 1960s 390
1960s
390 births
- 1970s 854
1970s
854 births
- 1980s 1,505
1980s
1,505 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,253 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,592 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,162 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,836 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,162 births (29% of all-time use).
How Moshe 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 Moshe's total volume
Moshe by state
Where Moshe concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11,778 | 65.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 3,439 | 19.1% |
| #3 | California | | 484 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 304 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 218 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 142 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 106 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 50 | 0.3% |
11,778 of 18,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Moshe appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Moshe's data
- Moshe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,162 total births) through the 2020s (3,836) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Moshes (11,778 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 Moshe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Moshe 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.