Messiah
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Messiah
A handful of years ago, a judge in Tennessee ruled that parents could not name their son Messiah, "because there's only one." That decision has since been overturned and the name no longer looks out of place besides the growing number of Saints and Chosens.
Messiah for boys#207 US
In fact, Messiah is such a popular name now that it was given to around 1900 baby boys in the US in the last year, along with a handful of baby girls. It's one of a large and ever-growing group of names with bold, religious and exalted meanings, ranging from Reign and King to Creed and Jericho.
Messiah for girls#10635 US
Highly unusual -- and audacious -- name chosen by basketball star Allen Iverson.
Pronounced muh-SY-uh.
As of October 2026, Messiah ranked #207 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #172 in 2021.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #298 | 1,188 | #3,895 | 39 |
| 2015 | #243 | 1,516 | #3,331 | 49 |
| 2016 | #217 | 1,793 | #3,755 | 41 |
| 2017 | #198 | 1,985 | #3,817 | 40 |
| 2018 | #203 | 2,000 | #4,213 | 34 |
| 2019 | #193 | 2,035 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #190 | 2,035 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #172 | 2,231 | #4,213 | 34 |
| 2022 | #187 | 2,019 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #189 | 1,914 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #203 | 1,734 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #207 | 1,666 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Messiah for boys
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Famous Messiahs
- Messiah Ya'Majesty Harris (b. 2000)Boy
son of rapper T.I. Messiah Altidor (B.E.A.M Squad)
- Messiah Iverson (b. 2003)Girl
daughter of American basketballer Allen Iverson
Messiah in pop culture
- MessiahBoy
character in anime Space Runaway Ideon
- MessiahBoy
term referring to Jesus Christ
- Messiah University in MechanicsburgBoy
PA
- "MessiahGirl
" oratorio by George Frideric Handel
- "MessiahGirl
" British TV series