Messiah Boy
How popular is Messiah?
#207 boy name in 2025
1,666 baby boys were named Messiah in the US in 2025, making it the 207th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Messiah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #207 for boys (▼ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,666 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #243 in 2015, #190 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (2,231 boys) |
| Highest rank | #172 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Messiah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Messiah family of names ranked #220 for boys in 2025 (#215 the year before), with 1,728 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Messiah | 1,666 | 96% |
| Mesiah | 24 | 1% |
| Meziah | 15 | 1% |
| Mezziah | 12 | 1% |
| Messyah | 6 | 0% |
| Mesziah | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Messiah is most popular
Babies named Messiah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 4.5 per 1,000 (66 boys)
- Mississippi: 3.6 per 1,000 (202 boys)
- Georgia: 3.0 per 1,000 (749 boys)
- South Carolina: 2.8 per 1,000 (286 boys)
- Louisiana: 2.5 per 1,000 (255 boys)
Messiah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41 | #3,835 |
| 1980s | 52 | #3,837 |
| 1990s | 297 | #1,291 |
| 2000s | 2,049 | #663 |
| 2010s | 13,008 | #193 |
| 2020s | 11,617 | #172 |
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Questions
- Is Messiah a boy or girl name?
- Messiah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Messiah were boys.
- How popular is the name Messiah?
- 1,666 baby boys were named Messiah in the US in 2025, making it the 207th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Messiah most popular?
- Messiah peaked in 2021, when 2,231 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #172 in 2021.
- How many people are named Messiah?
- 28,100 babies have been named Messiah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 27,928 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Messiah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Messiah was most common in District of Columbia, at 4.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.