Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Moses
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2016
Peak births
669
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Moses
How many people are named Moses?
An estimated 28,183 living Americans are named Moses.
How rare is Moses?
Moses is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 583 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 12.9% from its 2016 peak.
How old is the typical Moses?
The median age of a living American named Moses is approximately 26 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 46 years old.
Is Moses still popular?
Yes. Moses is holding steady, with 583 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Moses most common?
Moses has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 9.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20162025
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
12.9%
2025
583
All-time
43,291
Where it lives now
Moses is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 8.9× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Moses is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.