Boy
Moshe
As a boy's name, Moshe traces back to Hebrew, where it is understood to mean "Hebrew form of Moses". It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. Across the twelve decades this registry covers, it appears in 8 of them.
HebrewHebrew form of Moses
EtymologyMeaning "drawn out (of water)"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
82
1950s
343
1960s
387
1970s
853
1980s
1,509
1990s
2,265
2000s
3,590
2010s
4,025
Peaked in the 2010s · 13,054 total U.S. births since 1900