Massiah

With Messiah no longer a forbidden choice, alternative spelling options for the now Top 200 name are being considered. Massiah is one such option, thought there is also a chance it could link to the word mashiach meaning "anointed one". In Jewish tradition, this refers to the one who will be crowned king in the End of Days, not to the Biblical Jesus. It is more likely however that Massiah is being used as a form of Messiah, with around 80 boys receiving the name in a recent year.

In the US Justice system, the Massiah Rule states that once criminal proceedings have begun, the government cannot bypass a defendant's lawyer in order to get a statement from the defendant.

Pronounced muh-SY-uh.

As of October 2026, Massiah ranked #2221 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1459 in 2021.