Is Moe a boy or girl name?

Moe is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 795 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.8% were girls and 92.2% were boys.

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Moe

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Moe was most popular in 1916, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,824 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 795 people named Moe.

Moe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Moe’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Moe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Moe is mostly a boy’s name — 7.8% of the 795 Americans given it were girls and 92.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Moe

Where Moe is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org