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Moses Name Origin: Hebrew
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Pronunciation: m(o)-ses
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Infographic of Moses name meaning, which is “He who has been drawn from the water,” on the basis of the Hebrew mosho (to draw), in allusion to the Biblical Moses who was rescued from the water by Pharaoh’s daughter.
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Moses Name Popularity
How popular is the name Moses? Here’s everything we know.
Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
1910 |
182 |
115 |
0.0327% |
1911 |
211 |
95 |
0.0255% |
1912 |
234 |
176 |
0.0349% |
1913 |
257 |
177 |
0.0312% |
1914 |
269 |
221 |
0.0317% |
1915 |
296 |
249 |
0.0274% |
1916 |
281 |
292 |
0.0302% |
1917 |
288 |
292 |
0.0292% |
1918 |
295 |
310 |
0.0289% |
1919 |
291 |
314 |
0.03% |
1920 |
289 |
342 |
0.0308% |
1921 |
287 |
348 |
0.0304% |
1922 |
289 |
344 |
0.0309% |
1923 |
287 |
344 |
0.0307% |
1924 |
301 |
328 |
0.0282% |
1925 |
316 |
295 |
0.0261% |
1926 |
310 |
299 |
0.0272% |
1927 |
318 |
286 |
0.0258% |
1928 |
313 |
283 |
0.0264% |
1929 |
312 |
273 |
0.0264% |
1930 |
318 |
255 |
0.0244% |
1931 |
314 |
260 |
0.0263% |
1932 |
326 |
247 |
0.025% |
1933 |
314 |
253 |
0.0272% |
1934 |
324 |
244 |
0.0252% |
1935 |
348 |
207 |
0.0213% |
1936 |
361 |
187 |
0.0194% |
1937 |
330 |
231 |
0.0234% |
1938 |
342 |
224 |
0.0219% |
1939 |
357 |
209 |
0.0205% |
1940 |
336 |
243 |
0.0229% |
1941 |
341 |
251 |
0.0223% |
1942 |
359 |
245 |
0.0194% |
1943 |
351 |
263 |
0.0201% |
1944 |
352 |
244 |
0.0197% |
1945 |
395 |
194 |
0.0159% |
1946 |
402 |
213 |
0.0144% |
1947 |
403 |
250 |
0.015% |
1948 |
376 |
287 |
0.018% |
1949 |
395 |
249 |
0.0155% |
1950 |
384 |
264 |
0.0164% |
1951 |
382 |
277 |
0.0163% |
1952 |
400 |
252 |
0.0144% |
1953 |
427 |
235 |
0.0133% |
1954 |
441 |
228 |
0.0125% |
1955 |
449 |
233 |
0.0127% |
1956 |
459 |
224 |
0.0119% |
1957 |
464 |
231 |
0.012% |
1958 |
460 |
246 |
0.013% |
1959 |
474 |
234 |
0.0123% |
1960 |
456 |
261 |
0.0138% |
1961 |
499 |
214 |
0.0113% |
1962 |
504 |
207 |
0.0113% |
1963 |
540 |
175 |
0.0097% |
1964 |
578 |
140 |
0.008% |
1965 |
506 |
189 |
0.0116% |
1966 |
587 |
114 |
0.0073% |
1967 |
583 |
123 |
0.0081% |
1968 |
578 |
127 |
0.0085% |
1969 |
562 |
150 |
0.0097% |
1970 |
574 |
150 |
0.0094% |
1971 |
588 |
147 |
0.0098% |
1972 |
561 |
154 |
0.0113% |
1973 |
497 |
202 |
0.0156% |
1974 |
472 |
237 |
0.0182% |
1975 |
429 |
292 |
0.0227% |
1976 |
443 |
260 |
0.0202% |
1977 |
455 |
267 |
0.0198% |
1978 |
458 |
259 |
0.0193% |
1979 |
414 |
328 |
0.0233% |
1980 |
456 |
296 |
0.0202% |
1981 |
439 |
314 |
0.0214% |
1982 |
459 |
304 |
0.0203% |
1983 |
450 |
301 |
0.0204% |
1984 |
468 |
276 |
0.0186% |
1985 |
499 |
262 |
0.0173% |
1986 |
542 |
222 |
0.0147% |
1987 |
515 |
257 |
0.0168% |
1988 |
542 |
242 |
0.0155% |
1989 |
552 |
264 |
0.0164% |
1990 |
591 |
244 |
0.0147% |
1991 |
572 |
270 |
0.0166% |
1992 |
573 |
273 |
0.0171% |
1993 |
545 |
309 |
0.0198% |
1994 |
559 |
297 |
0.0194% |
1995 |
590 |
260 |
0.0173% |
1996 |
535 |
312 |
0.0208% |
1997 |
536 |
328 |
0.0222% |
1998 |
521 |
360 |
0.0241% |
1999 |
485 |
418 |
0.0279% |
2000 |
471 |
459 |
0.03% |
2001 |
454 |
489 |
0.0325% |
2002 |
476 |
449 |
0.03% |
2003 |
497 |
452 |
0.0297% |
2004 |
511 |
438 |
0.0287% |
2005 |
530 |
422 |
0.0276% |
2006 |
451 |
563 |
0.036% |
2007 |
458 |
568 |
0.036% |
2008 |
492 |
520 |
0.0336% |
2009 |
498 |
504 |
0.0337% |
2010 |
512 |
464 |
0.0322% |
2011 |
508 |
469 |
0.0329% |
2012 |
550 |
427 |
0.03% |
2013 |
468 |
549 |
0.0386% |
2014 |
483 |
540 |
0.0371% |
2015 |
470 |
591 |
0.0406% |
2016 |
462 |
616 |
0.0427% |
2017 |
466 |
588 |
0.0421% |
2018 |
497 |
521 |
0.0379% |
2019 |
509 |
503 |
0.0372% |
2020 |
490 |
550 |
0.0432% |
2021 |
514 |
530 |
0.0434% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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What names are diminutives of Moses?
A diminutive is a name that’s like Moses sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Moses, but shorter.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Mo
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Mose
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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What names are variants of Moses?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Moses.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Mioshe
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Mioshye
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Mo
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Moe
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To love; God's helmet; saviour
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Latin
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Moise
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Moises
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Mose
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Moshe
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Mosheh
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Mosiah
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Mosie
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Saviour
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Hebrew
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Moss
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Saviour
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English
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What names sound like Moses?
If you like how Moses sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Moses.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Masos
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Happiness
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Hebrew
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Siblings of Moses
Mamas with kids named Moses also have kids with these names.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Eliana
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My God has answered
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Hebrew
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