Moses

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Moses,, Moises, Moyses, Moishe, Moshe, Musa, or Movses is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses.

From Wikipedia

Moses first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 45 babies (rank #613 that year). In 2024 it was given to 43 boys (rank #650). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Moses

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Moses yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

896

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: Moses — led the Exodus

Famous people named Moses

Moses MendelssohnBible translator · b. 1729
Moses Malonebasketball coach · b. 1955
Moses in Islamb. 1499 BC
Moses Hesszionist · b. 1812
Moses of Chorenephilologist · b. 410

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	14	#949
1992	15	#915
1993	20	#763
1994	20	#721
1995	18	#864
1996	18	#863
1997	14	#1,023
1998	14	#1,017
1999	20	#794
2000	13	#1,080
2001	21	#807
2002	21	#813
2003	16	#998
2004	21	#864
2005	21	#897
2006	25	#818
2007	27	#812
2008	28	#804
2009	41	#637
2010	31	#782
2011	30	#782
2012	28	#832
2013	34	#730
2014	45	#613
2015	35	#727
2016	38	#696
2017	41	#645
2018	27	#891
2019	27	#890
2020	39	#675
2021	29	#881
2022	29	#878
2023	33	#779
2024	43	#650