Messiah
From the Hebrew mashiach, 'anointed one', a title that reached English through Greek and Latin translations of scripture.
Messiah in 2025
Messiah was given to 1,675 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 407th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,979 babies born.
The history of Messiah
Messiah reached its highest point in 2021, when 2,265 babies were given the name, ranking 306th that year.
Across the 53 years of records since 1973, 28,100 babies have been named Messiah. Half of them were born before 2018, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Messiah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Messiah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41 | 9,817 |
| 1980s | 52 | 9,871 |
| 1990s | 349 | 2,519 |
| 2000s | 2,498 | 1,284 |
| 2010s | 13,426 | 337 |
| 2020s | 11,734 | 306 |
Where Messiah is heading
Messiah has risen 7% over the past decade, from 1,565 babies in 2015 to 1,675 in 2025.
Names like Messiah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Messiah.