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Moises is a masculine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #587 for boys in the United States in 2025. Moisés is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Moses, which Behind the Name traces most likely to Egyptian mes meaning "son". The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
Moises is the unaccented spelling of Moisés. Behind the Name's entry for Moisés calls it the "Spanish and Portuguese form of Moses", and its entry for Moses says the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Moshe) is "most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning 'son'", with the Old Testament's own gloss of "drew out" (from Hebrew מָשָׁה, mashah) treated as a later explanation. Wiktionary records the English Moises as a borrowing of Portuguese and Spanish Moisés.
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Linguistic roots
| Language | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian | mes | son |
Competing or overlapping origins
- Behind the Name notes the Old Testament's own derivation of Moses from Hebrew מָשָׁה (mashah) meaning "drew out".
Popularity
Moises ranked #587 for boys in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #587 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Moises mean?
Moisés is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Moses, which Behind the Name traces most likely to Egyptian mes meaning "son".
Is Moises a popular name?
Moises ranked #587 for boys in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Moises a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Moises appears in the boys' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Moisés — supports meaning, usage, relationship to Moses.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Moses — supports Egyptian and Hebrew roots.
- Wiktionary: Moises — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports Moises as a borrowing of Spanish and Portuguese Moisés.
