How Many People Are Named Moises?
An estimated 29,285 people in the United States have the first name Moises. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Moises peaked in popularity in 2001 with 912 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Moises as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Moises paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Moises is overwhelmingly male, 52 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
29,285
About 1 in 11,704 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2001
912 births
Total Registered
30,891
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Moises
Moises is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 30,891 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Moises as a male name
Ranked #523 in 2024
568 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (912 births)
Moises as a female name
Ranked #17,938 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1980 (8 births)
Moises: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Moises span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,416 babies were registered. While Moises is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Moises by Decade
How has Moises tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Moises by State
Birth registrations for Moises span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Missouri. On average, about 727 Moisess were registered per state.
Moises + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Moises as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Moises
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Moises: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Moises?
We estimate approximately 29,285 people named Moises are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 11,704 Americans share this first name.
Is Moises a common name?
Moises is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30,891 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Moises most popular?
Moises reached peak popularity in 2001, when 912 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Moises is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Moises a male name?
Moises is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Moises Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Moises Smith, Moises Johnson, Moises Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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