Mose
Mose was the 4213th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 176th; the most babies were born in 1919 (168). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,365 places. More babies were named Mose in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,213 boys, up 1,404 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1919168 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,990babies recorded
Mose popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 55 since 1914.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,213 | 25 |
| 2020 | #5,617 | 16 |
| 2010 | #6,597 | 13 |
| 2000 | #5,231 | 14 |
| 1990 | #2,414 | 29 |
| 1980 | #2,095 | 26 |
| 1970 | #1,685 | 27 |
| 1960 | #1,186 | 44 |
| 1950 | #751 | 84 |
| 1940 | #683 | 79 |
| 1930 | #604 | 103 |
| 1920 | #563 | 122 |
| 1910 | #295 | 71 |
| 1900 | #233 | 75 |
| 1890 | #220 | 57 |
| 1880 | #231 | 52 |
How popular is Mose, counting every spelling?
Mose has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mose?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mose (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mose born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mose.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mose?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Mose are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 33 and 74. That makes Mose a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mose by state
How common Mose was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mose: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mose, they share its era and feel.
Mose is also a nickname for Moses.
Questions about the name Mose
How popular is the name Mose?
Mose was the 4213th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 176th; the most babies were born in 1919 (168). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,365 places. More babies were named Mose in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Mose a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mose in the US.
Where is Mose most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mose was most common in Pennsylvania (0.04 per 1,000 boys).