Moshe

Boy Hebrew #463 in 2023

Moshe is a boy name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Moshe

sometimes conjectured to derive from msj, a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’.

Popularity of Moshe

Popularity, 1942–2023

663 births in 2023

1942 2023

16,640 U.S. births recorded from 1942–2023.

Peak year

2023

663 babies

First recorded

1942

81 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Moses / Musa / Moshe

The prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Torah at Sinai. Named in the Qur’an more than any other prophet (136 times); central to Exodus.

Musa مُوسى

Arabic

Moshe מֹשֶׁה

Hebrew

Moses

English / Greek (Mōusēs)

Moise

French / Romanian

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.