Moses is a distinctive choice, ranked #678 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Moses in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#678
US Rank #505
About the Name Moses
Moses is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 38 places over five years. Its high point was #481 in 2006, and it now sits at #678. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Moses is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #505, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Moses
Unlikely. With around 54 UK babies named Moses per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Moses in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Moses has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 38 places in the last five years. Its peak was #481 in 2006. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Moses is more popular in the US (#505) than in the UK (#678). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Moses include: Senta Moses — Senta Michelle Moses is an American actress.; Afro Moses — Afro Moses (born Ernest Sarfo Baidoo) is a well-known Ghanaian-Australian musician and multi-instrumentalist who is noted for fusing traditional African music...; Moses Sithole — Moses Sithole is a South African serial killer and rapist who committed the ABC Murders..
Moses ranks #505 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
54
UK babies named Moses (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 38 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Moses
Likely around 1 other Moses in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Senta Michelle Moses is an American actress. She is most well known for her co-starring role as Phoebe, the lab assistant/co-host in the children's series Beakman's World, she also portrayed Winnifred Leeds in General Hospital, Lizzie in Greek, and Tracy McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
Afro Moses (born Ernest Sarfo Baidoo) is a well-known Ghanaian-Australian musician and multi-instrumentalist who is noted for fusing traditional African music with current sounds. He was named Ghana's Best International Music Ambassador at the Ghana Music Awards in 2002.
Moses Sithole is a South African serial killer and rapist who committed the ABC Murders. It is believed that he is so named because they began in Atteridgeville, continued in Boksburg and finished in Cleveland, a suburb of Johannesburg.
Louis "Moses" Rose, sometimes written as Lewis Rose, was according to Texas legend the only man who chose to leave the besieged Alamo in 1836, rather than fight and die there. He was illiterate and many believe that his tale was embellished by those who were writing on his behalf.
Moses is a sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance artist Michelangelo, housed in the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. Commissioned in 1505 by Pope Julius II for his tomb, it depicts the biblical figure Moses with horns on his head, based on a description in chapter 34 of Exodus in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible used at that time.
Edwin Corley Moses is an American former hurdler who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in the event four times.
Vincent Lee Moses, known as Lee Moses, was an American R&B and soul singer and guitarist. His recordings in the late 1960s as well as his 1971 LP Time and Place, are highly regarded within the deep soul genre.
Moses (Arabic: موسى ابن عمران Mūsā ibn ʿImrān, lit. 'Moses, son of Amram') is a prominent prophet and messenger of God and is the most frequently mentioned individual in the Quran, with his name being mentioned 136 times and his life being narrated and recounted more than that of any other prophet.
Mark Moses is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Paul Young in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives and as Herman "Duck" Phillips in the AMC period drama Mad Men.