The first name Moises
A boy’s name from Portuguese.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Portuguese origin
Borrowed from Portuguese Moisés and Spanish Moisés.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Moises last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2018, with 6 births (#3,011).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Moises with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Moises at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 502 boys born in the United States were named Moises, the 587th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2001, when 912 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Moises
17 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Moisés CaicedoEcuatorian association football player (born 2001)
- Moisés AriasAmerican actor, born 1994
- Moisés RibeiroBrazilian association football player, born 1991
- Moisés VillarroelChilean footballer, born 1976
- Moisés PaniaguaBolivian association football player (born 2007)
- Moisés Lima MagalhãesBrazilian footballer, born 1988
- Moisés HenriquesAustralian cricketer, born 1987
- Moisés Moura PinheiroBrazilian footballer, born 1979
- Moisés San NicolásAndorran footballer, born 1993
- Moisés Roberto BarbosaBrazilian association football player, born 1995
- Moisés KaufmanAmerican playwright, director and founder of Tectonic Theater Project, born 1963
- Moisès BroggiCatalan physician and writer (1908–2012)
Questions
- What does the name Moises mean?
- Borrowed from Portuguese Moisés and Spanish Moisés.
- What is the origin of the name Moises?
- Borrowed from Portuguese Moisés and Spanish Moisés.
- How popular is the name Moises?
- In 2020, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Moises, ranking 4,608th. Its peak was 2018, with 6 births.
- Is Moises a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 31,397 US babies named Moises since 1880 were boys.
- When was Moises most popular?
- 2001 in the United States, when 912 babies were named Moises, its highest rank at 308th.