Moses

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 75 babies (rank #515 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,034

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	29	#585
1997	33	#551
1998	38	#515
1999	29	#616
2000	39	#510
2001	31	#611
2002	27	#718
2003	33	#674
2004	38	#649
2005	43	#623
2006	64	#483
2007	59	#535
2008	60	#553
2009	66	#527
2010	64	#538
2011	57	#611
2012	58	#615
2013	68	#540
2014	75	#515
2015	56	#632
2016	67	#562

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#585

1997

#551

1998

#515

1999

#616

2000

#510

2001

#611

2002

#718

2003

#674

2004

#649

2005

#623

2006

#483

2007

#535

2008

#553

2009

#527

2010

#538

2011

#611

2012

#615

2013

#540

2014

#515

2015

#632

2016

#562