Moses has been given to about 43,342 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.
Moses ranks 515th among American boys in 2025, with 589 born that year. Its best year was 2016, when 669 babies were given the name, ranking 460th. The typical living American called Moses is about 29 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
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.