unisex name

Moe

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 845

Moe is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 11% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1916, when 49 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1888.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Moe over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Moe by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 11
1890s 37
1900s 70
1910s 327
1920s 136
1930s 7
1950s 23
1960s 6
1970s 12
1990s 27
2000s 20
2010s 72
2020s (to 2025) 47

How popular is Moe?

In 2025, Moe was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Moe is used

England & Wales #5,221 3 in 2020
France #6,089 5 in 2024
United States #7,821 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Moe

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Moe also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Moe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Moe

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Moe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Moe

How popular is the name Moe?

In 2025, Moe was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Moe a girl's or a boy's name?

Moe is used for both girls and boys. About 11% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Moe?

Moe has 1 syllable.

When was Moe most popular?

Moe peaked in 1916, when 49 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Moe a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Moe currently ranks #7,821 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.