Moe

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Moe is an English form of Moses, borne by Moe Howard of the Three Stooges. Moe is also listed as Hebrew for “God’s helmet.” Moe is glossed as Latin for “dark-skinned.”

Sources: The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names

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Usage of Moe in different languages / cultures

The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Moe against each list of names.

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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Moe is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.

Moe in official name statistics

United States

In 2025, 10 boys were named Moe, making it the #7679 boys' name in the US. Since 1888, 733 boys have been named Moe, with the most (49) in 1916.

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Fewer than 5 girls were named Moe in the US in 2025. Since 1991, 62 girls have been named Moe, with the most (9) in 2010.

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Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.

Moe in other languages

Mo English

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Asteroid Moe

There is an asteroid named Moe (number 30,439).

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Towns named Moe

There are 98 towns and villages with Moe in their name, in 15 countries.

🇲🇲 Myanmar 77🇰🇷 South Korea 3🇦🇺 Australia 2🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 2🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 2🇹🇭 Thailand 2🇺🇸 United States 2🇨🇦 Canada 1

Moe, Victoria, Australia · population 9,375 · View larger map

Name	Where	Population
Moe	Victoria, 🇦🇺 Australia	9,375	Map
Moe South	Victoria, 🇦🇺 Australia	508	Map
Moe	Lääne-Virumaa, 🇪🇪 Estonia	262	Map
Moè	Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy	50	Map
Ha-mö	Shan State, 🇲🇲 Myanmar	–	Map
Kyauk Moe	Rakhine, 🇲🇲 Myanmar	–	Map
Ma Moe	Ayeyarwady, 🇲🇲 Myanmar	–	Map
Moe	Hokkaido, 🇯🇵 Japan	–	Map
Moe	Mopti, 🇲🇱 Mali	–	Map
Moe	Trøndelag, 🇳🇴 Norway	–	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Lakes named Moe

There are 9 lakes and reservoirs with Moe in their name, in 3 countries.

🇺🇸 United States 6🇨🇦 Canada 2🇦🇺 Australia 1

Name	Where
Moe Lake	Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada	Map
Moe Lake	Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada	Map
Moe Lake	Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Moe Lake	Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Moe Lake	Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Moe Lake	Idaho, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Moe Pond	Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Moe Slough	South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Moe Sewage Authority Settling Pond	Victoria, 🇦🇺 Australia	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Moe songs

6 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Moe in their title. The best known:

Eeny Meeny Miny Moe – Luv' (1979)
Five Guys Named Moe
Moe – Grof Geschut
Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze – Neil Young
Zembu Kakete Go!! / Eeny Meeny Miny Moe; Koi no Rival Sengen – Juice=Juice (2022)
CITY OF GOD (Moe)

Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.

Celebrities named Moe

Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Moe.

Moe Drabowsky

Fictional characters named Moe

Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.

Moe Szyslak

The Simpsons

Moe Mastro Giovanni

Adventure Time

Moe Wakaba

Future Diary

Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.

Moe as a pet name

FurryName has found 405 dogs named Moe in public pet registers, making it the #491 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (283), Richmond (4), Burlington (1). Moe as a dog name →

FurryName has found 8 cats named Moe in public pet registers, making it the #1,432 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (6), Seattle (2). Moe as a cat name →

Names popular for both babies and dogs

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