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Albert vs Moses

Albert and Mosescompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Albert was ranked #57 and Moses #678 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Albert was ranked #218 and Moses #535 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2015, Albert was ranked #280 and Moses #699 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Albert and Moses over time

Albert and Moses appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Albert held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Moses in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Moses reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Albert in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Albert held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Moses in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Albert #55 in 2018, Moses #481 in 2006.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Albert #57, Moses #678.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Albert, Moses
FieldAlbertMoses
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #58 (2025)Scotland · Boys #535 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Albert and Moses both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Albert

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #227 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #52 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Moses

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #573 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2000–2015

    Highest recorded position: #312 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2015).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #678 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys