Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition

Moses

MOH-zes · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Drawn out of water
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · water
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#505
2024 births603
Peak year2016
First appeared1880
Total US births42,685
2016 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MoMoe
Alternate spellings
MoseMoshe
In other languages
Moses (English)Moisés (Spanish)Moïse (French)Mosè (Italian)Moshe (Hebrew)

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