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Moshe

Moshe: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Hebrew form of Moses. In the Bible, Moses is given the name because he was drawn from the Nile; the deeper etymology has long been debated.

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How popular is Moshe?

2024188 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Moshe in 2024626

2024 rank#491 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 188017,287

Moshe has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Moshe

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Mosesdrawn 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

Moshe questions

What does the name Moshe mean?

Moshe means "drawn out of the water". It comes from Hebrew. Hebrew form of Moses. In the Bible, Moses is given the name because he was drawn from the Nile; the deeper etymology has long been debated.

Is Moshe a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Moshe?

626 US babies were named Moshe in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Moshe?

Moshe is usually pronounced MOH-sheh.

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.