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Moishe

/ˈmoʊʃɛ/ · 100% boys · 28 born in 2025

Moishe has been given to about 1,201 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈmoʊʃɛ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,128
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Moishe per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 38
  • Born in 202528
  • All time1,201
  • England & Wales, 202523

How popular is Moishe?

Its best year was 2015, when 38 babies were given the name, ranking 3063rd. The typical living American called Moishe is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Moishe

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Moshe0.82
  2. Moises0.65
  3. Mose0.64
  4. Mike0.52
  5. Monroe0.52
  6. Monte0.52
  7. Moses0.47
  8. Maxie0.48

Middle names for Moishe

Ranked by flow score
  1. Moishe Thomas0.80
  2. Moishe James0.80
  3. Moishe Cole0.79
  4. Moishe Wilder0.78
  5. Moishe Miles0.65
  6. Moishe Paul0.61

Sibling names for Moishe

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.86
  2. Francobrother · 0.86
  3. Chanasister · 0.86
  4. Hassanbrother · 0.86
  5. Violetasister · 0.85
  6. Rivkasister · 0.84

Where Moishe is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Moishe Wilson0.75
    2. Moishe Williams0.75
    3. Moishe Walker0.75
    4. Moishe Turner0.75
    5. Moishe Torres0.75
    6. Moishe Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Moishe

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.