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Moses

Moses: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“drawn out of the water”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
MOH-ziz · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical name of debated origin, traditionally explained from Hebrew as “drawn out,” referring to the infant Moses being drawn from the Nile. It may also reflect Egyptian naming elements; the traditional Hebrew explanation is standard.

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How popular is Moses?

2024181 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Moses in 2024603

2024 rank#504 boys

Peak year1880

Total US babies since 188042,730

Moses has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Moses

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Moshedrawn out of the water · Hebrew
  • Moisesdrawn out of the water · Spanish
  • MusaMoses · Arabic
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew

Moses questions

What does the name Moses mean?

Moses means "drawn out of the water". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name of debated origin, traditionally explained from Hebrew as “drawn out,” referring to the infant Moses being drawn from the Nile. It may also reflect Egyptian naming elements; the traditional Hebrew explanation is standard.

Is Moses a boy or girl name?

Moses is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Moses?

603 US babies were named Moses in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.

How do you pronounce Moses?

Moses is usually pronounced MOH-ziz.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.