Messiah

Boy name

Messiah has been given to 28,100 babies in the U.S. since 1973. It peaked in 2021 and currently ranks #207 for boys (2025).

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

28,100

Peak year

2021 (2,265 babies)

Rank in 2025

#207 for boys

First recorded

1973

10-year trend

▲ +7%

Gender split

4% girls / 96% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Messiah.

28,165 babies since 1885

28,254 babies since 1958

27,880 babies since 1957

27,443 babies since 1986

28,955 babies since 1912

27,226 babies since 1883

27,138 babies since 1892

27,072 babies since 1910

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