Drawn out of the water
Moishe is the Yiddish form of the Hebrew name Moshe (Moses). It refers to the biblical story of the infant Moses being rescued from the Nile River by Pharaoh's daughter.
Less common today
Moishe isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,896 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Real estate mogul and billionaire
Influential historian and social theorist
Labor activist and political leader
Renowned cantor and Yiddish theater star
