Fun Facts About the Name Moiz
- 245 babies named Moiz: U.S. records list 245 babies given the name Moiz from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Moiz Mean?
Moiz is an Arabic name meaning "giver of honor" or "one who makes mighty," and it is used mainly by Muslims. It comes from the Arabic root ʿ-z-z (ع ز ز), which has to do with might, strength, and honor. The underlying name is Muʿizz (مُعِزّ), formed from the causative verb aʿazza, "to make mighty, to honor," with the participial prefix mu-; its literal sense is therefore "the one who grants might" or "the one who gives honor." In Islamic tradition, al-Muʿizz is one of the names of God, understood as the giver of honor and might. Moiz is a simplified transliteration of Muʿizz, common in Urdu and other South Asian languages, which drop the ʿayn and the doubled consonant of the Arabic spelling. The name is not related to Moses or to the English nickname Moe.
Moiz Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the large group of Arabic personal names built from the root ʿ-z-z, and it spread wherever Arabic and Islam spread. Beyond ordinary given names, al-Muʿizz served as a regnal title, which is how it became widely known. In 945 the Abbasid caliph al-Mustakfi granted the honorific Muʿizz al-Dawla, "honorer of the state," to Ahmad ibn Buwayh, the founder of the Buyid dynasty. The fourth Fatimid caliph, al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, ruled from 953 to 975 and presided over the founding of Cairo in 969. Rulers using this title made the word familiar as a name of honor, and it was adopted as a personal name in Arabic-speaking regions.
In South Asia the name took the form Moiz, alongside spellings such as Mo'ez, Moez, and Muiz. Urdu and other regional languages typically render the Arabic ʿayn as a vowel or drop it and simplify the doubled consonant, which is why the spelling and the pronunciation differ from the Arabic Muʿizz. The name is especially common among Urdu-speaking Muslims in Pakistan and India, and among communities with historical ties to the Fatimid tradition, such as the Dawoodi Bohra.
How Popular is the Name Moiz?
Moiz has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #5,260 in 1990.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,695 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #13,535 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,430 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,683 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #9,403 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #7,888 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #8,019 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #13,483 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #6,971 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #11,680 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,290 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,577 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #10,370 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #10,416 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #7,338 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #8,574 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #13,836 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,079 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #11,883 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #7,821 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,808 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #10,891 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #8,367 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #6,385 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,928 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #9,910 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,044 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,316 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #9,824 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #7,356 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #9,144 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #5,260 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #7,241 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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