Moshe is a distinctive choice, ranked #687 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Moshe in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#687
US Rank #436
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About the Name Moshe
Moshe is steadily gaining in popularity, up 56 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #696 in 2009, and it currently sits at #800. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Moshe is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Moshe in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #491, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Moshe
Hagit Moshe โ Hagit Moshe is an Israeli politician, currently serving as a deputy mayor of Jerusalem.
Moshe Bejski โ Moshe Bejski was a Polish-born Israeli Supreme Court Justice and President of Yad Vashem's Righteous Among the Nations Commission.
Moshe Meiselman โ Moshe Meiselman (Hebrew: ืืฉื ืืืืืื) is an American-born Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of Yeshiva Toras Moshe in Jerusalem, which he established in 1982.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Moshe
Unlikely. With around 52 UK babies named Moshe per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Moshe in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Moshe is at its highest recorded position โ #687 in 2025, with 52 births. In 2020 it ranked #856.
Moshe is more popular in the US (#491) than in the UK (#800). 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 Moshe include: Hagit Moshe, Moshe Meiselman and Moshe Gafni. Short summaries for each appear below.
Moshe appears in the US top 500 at #491 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
52
UK babies named Moshe (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Moshe
Almost certainly the only Moshe in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Moshe
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Moshe Meiselman (Hebrew: ืืฉื ืืืืืื) is an American-born Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of Yeshiva Toras Moshe in Jerusalem, which he established in 1982.
Haim Moshe (Hebrew: ืืืื ืืฉื, Arabic: ุญุงููู ู ูุดูู, sometimes Chaim Moshe on recordings), born 20 September 1955 is an Israeli singer whose musical style has crossed over from Yemenite and Mediterranean "ethnic" music to include mainstream Israeli and western pop elements.
Moshe Feinstein (Yiddish: ืืฉื ืคึฟืฒึทื ืฉืืฒื; Lithuanian pronunciation: Moishe Fainshtein; English: Moses Feinstein; March 3, 1895 โ March 23, 1986) was a Russian-born American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, scholar, and posek (authority on halakhaโJewish law).