Messiah
M FMessiah is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 26,397 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 25,371 as boys and 1,026 as girls. Messiah gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2021 and remains popular today.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,748 |
| 2023 | 1,927 |
| 2022 | 2,040 |
| 2021 | 2,265 |
| 2020 | 2,060 |
| 2019 | 2,059 |
| 2018 | 2,034 |
| 2017 | 2,025 |
| 2016 | 1,834 |
| 2015 | 1,565 |
| 2014 | 1,227 |
| 2013 | 1,012 |
| 2012 | 817 |
| 2011 | 423 |
| 2010 | 421 |
| 2009 | 423 |
| 2008 | 399 |
| 2007 | 388 |
| 2006 | 330 |
| 2005 | 239 |
| 2004 | 182 |
| 2003 | 148 |
| 2002 | 130 |
| 2001 | 114 |
| 2000 | 145 |
| 1999 | 120 |
| 1998 | 53 |
| 1997 | 37 |
| 1996 | 29 |
| 1995 | 30 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1993 | 21 |
| 1992 | 22 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1988 | 11 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1973 | 5 |