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Messiah name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Messiah ranks #207 in male records (1,666 reported) and #10,635 in female records (9 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#10,635 · 9 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 5 female records (14 to 9); rank moved from #7,840 to #10,635.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 25 female records (34 to 9); rank moved from #4,213 to #10,635.
2025 male rank and count
#207 · 1,666 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 78 male records (1,744 to 1,666); rank moved from #203 to #207.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 565 male records (2,231 to 1,666); rank moved from #172 to #207.
Peak year in available data
2021: 2,231 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Messiah becoming more popular?

Messiah's reported male count decreased by 78 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #203 to #207. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Messiah in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MessiahFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,2310201620252016: 41 female records2017: 40 female records2018: 34 female records2019: 24 female records2020: 25 female records2021: 34 female records2022: 21 female records2023: 14 female records2024: 14 female records2025: 9 female records2016: 1,794 male records2017: 1,987 male records2018: 2,003 male records2019: 2,037 male records2020: 2,036 male records2021: 2,231 male records2022: 2,024 male records2023: 1,916 male records2024: 1,744 male records2025: 1,666 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025910,6351,666207
2024147,8401,744203
2023147,9191,916189
2022215,9082,024186
2021344,2132,231172
2020255,1252,036190
2019245,4072,037193
2018344,2132,003203
2017403,8201,987198
2016413,7551,794217

Questions about Messiah’s popularity

How common is Messiah in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Messiah ranks #207 in male records (1,666 reported) and #10,635 in female records (9 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Messiah?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Messiah only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Messiah creates a match.

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