Moshe

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Moshe is the Hebrew version of the masculine given name Moses, including of the Biblical figure Moses.

From Wikipedia

Moshe first appears in the data in 1942 and has been recorded in 83 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 663 babies (rank #463 that year). In 2024 it was given to 626 boys (rank #491). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Moshe

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.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.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

17,287

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

663

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Moshe

Moshe ben Maimonphilosopher · b. 1138
Moshe Dayansoldier · b. 1915
Moshe Sharettzionist · b. 1894
Moshe Safdieuniversity teacher · b. 1938
Moshe Arensaerospace engineer · b. 1925

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1942	9	#2,655
1943	8	#2,891
1944	7	#3,039
1945	6	#3,214
1946	7	#3,095
1947	15	#2,048
1948	12	#2,292
1949	18	#1,800
1950	23	#1,565
1951	20	#1,715
1952	24	#1,574
1953	29	#1,420
1954	20	#1,743
1955	24	#1,597
1956	46	#1,128
1957	48	#1,109
1958	55	#1,034
1959	54	#1,057
1960	60	#994
1961	45	#1,194
1962	38	#1,270
1963	26	#1,571
1964	24	#1,646
1965	26	#1,547
1966	28	#1,476
1967	36	#1,269
1968	50	#1,053
1969	57	#1,024
1970	52	#1,152
1971	56	#1,100
1972	59	#1,057
1973	71	#959
1974	85	#876
1975	87	#889
1976	107	#805
1977	104	#842
1978	116	#787
1979	117	#807
1980	104	#876
1981	126	#778
1982	110	#846
1983	134	#749
1984	124	#778
1985	118	#821
1986	191	#647
1987	226	#605
1988	191	#682
1989	181	#735
1990	212	#701
1991	193	#735
1992	169	#807
1993	194	#751
1994	216	#711
1995	207	#747
1996	268	#634
1997	265	#636
1998	267	#655
1999	262	#661
2000	277	#654
2001	276	#663
2002	311	#634
2003	359	#599
2004	353	#610
2005	338	#645
2006	418	#587
2007	440	#583
2008	388	#635
2009	431	#600
2010	455	#558
2011	472	#542
2012	499	#526
2013	511	#519
2014	523	#533
2015	533	#536
2016	529	#547
2017	536	#528
2018	549	#517
2019	555	#513
2020	553	#518
2021	625	#478
2022	619	#492
2023	663	#463
2024	626	#491