Moishe is a distinctive choice, ranked #1199 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Moishe in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1199
About the Name Moishe
Moishe is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 180 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1110 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Moishe is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Moishe
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Moishe per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Moishe in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Moishe is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 180 places over the last five years to #1199 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Moishe is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Moishe include: Moishe Mana — Moishe Mana is an American billionaire businessman and real estate developer.; Moishe Postone — Moishe Postone was a Canadian social theorist, historian, and professor of history at the University of Chicago..
Moishe does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Moishes in the wild.
23
UK babies named Moishe (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 180 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Moishe
Likely around 1 other Moishe in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Moishe
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Moishe Mana is an American billionaire businessman and real estate developer. Originally from Israel, Mana emigrated to the US in 1983, where he founded his first business, Moishe's Moving Systems.
Martin "Moishe" Rosen was an American minister and the founder and former executive director of Jews for Jesus, a Christian missionary organization that focuses on evangelism to Jews.
Moishe Postone was a Canadian social theorist, historian, and professor of history at the University of Chicago. He is best known for his influential reinterpretation of Karl Marx's critique of political economy, articulated in his magnum opus, Time, Labor and Social Domination.