Moses Malone
There are approximately 7 people named Moses Malone living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Moses with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Malone. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Moses
29K
Alive today
Named Malone
77K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 29K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2016
Average age: 35
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (34.8%)
Estimated bearers: 77K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #489
Per 100K: 22.39
Top ancestry: White (64.7%)
First name trend
Moses: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Moses. The peak year was 2016 with 669 births. The average person named Moses today is 35 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Moses
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Moses, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 34.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Moses described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Moses at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino34.8% · 9,800
- Black or African American33.9% · 9,545
- White20.0% · 5,624
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.6% · 1,855
- Two or more races3.4% · 970
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 366
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Malone surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Malone, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 64.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Malone described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Malone at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White64.7% · 43,273
- Black or African American26.1% · 17,455
- Two or more races4.5% · 3,022
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 2,298
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 493
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 387
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Moses has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0085% of the US population, based on 29,278 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Moses right now.
The surname Malone appears at a rate of 22.39 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0224%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Moses Malone. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Moses Malone: questions and answers
How many people are named Moses Malone?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Moses Malone. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0085%) with the surname frequency (22.39 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Moses Malone?
We classify Moses Malone as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Moses a male or female name?
Moses is predominantly male. Out of 42,730 total SSA registrations, 99.9% were male and 0.1% were female. See the full Moses profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Moses Malone?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.