Meaning & origin
What it means
Moishy is a diminutive of Moshe. Moshe goes back to Egyptian msj, meaning “to give birth to.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Moishy is a diminutive of Moshe. Moshe comes from Hebrew, and ultimately from Egyptian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Moishy is a diminutive of Moshe.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Moishy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 210
- 210 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,518 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,518 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Moishy’s family of names
In English usage, Moishy is a diminutive of Moshe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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