Mose Boy
How popular is Mose?
#4,138 boy name in 2025
25 baby boys were named Mose in the US in 2025, making it the 4138th most popular boy name.
Mose popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,138 for boys (▲ 2326 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 25 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+92% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #5,447 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1919 (168 boys) |
| Highest rank | #176 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mose counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mose family of names ranked #2,316 for boys in 2025 (#3,006 the year before), with 43 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mose | 25 | 58% |
| Moss | 18 | 42% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mose is most popular
Babies named Mose per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Mose by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 618 | #176 |
| 1890s | 555 | #213 |
| 1900s | 601 | #223 |
| 1910s | 1,153 | #291 |
| 1920s | 1,175 | #505 |
| 1930s | 824 | #560 |
| 1940s | 818 | #611 |
| 1950s | 646 | #718 |
| 1960s | 405 | #1,061 |
| 1970s | 262 | #1,364 |
| 1980s | 214 | #2,037 |
| 1990s | 203 | #2,184 |
| 2000s | 171 | #4,182 |
| 2010s | 181 | #4,226 |
| 2020s | 109 | #4,138 |
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Questions
- Is Mose a boy or girl name?
- Mose is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mose were boys.
- How popular is the name Mose?
- 25 baby boys were named Mose in the US in 2025, making it the 4138th most popular boy name.
- When was Mose most popular?
- Mose peaked in 1919, when 168 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #176 in 1882.
- How many people are named Mose?
- 7,990 babies have been named Mose in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,418 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 60.
- Where is Mose most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mose was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.