How Many People Are Named Messiah?
people named Messiah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 12,259 people in the US has this name
Based on 28,100 babies named Messiah in Social Security records from 1973 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,265 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Messiah, 3.7% were girls and 96.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Messiah fell from 14.9% in the 1990s to 1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Messiah alive today is about 8 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Messiah first appears in the records in 1973 and was given most often in 2021, to 2,265 babies. In 2025, 1,675 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1973 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Messiah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #172, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #207.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #207 |
| Best rank | #172 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #277 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Messiah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Messiah were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,592 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Messiah was given 3 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.5 times in Georgia and 2.5 times in South Carolina.
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