Is Messiah a boy or girl name?
Messiah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 1,734 boys were named Messiah, so 0.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.9% of the 26,397 US babies named Messiah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #203
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,814
- Babies named Messiah since 1973
- 26,397
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 2,265 babies
Boys and girls named Messiah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 297 | 52 | 14.9% |
| 2000s | 2,049 | 449 | 18% |
| 2010s | 12,999 | 418 | 3.1% |
| 2020s | 9,933 | 107 | 1.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,734 | #203 | 14 | #7,814 |
| 2023 | 1,914 | #189 | 13 | #8,337 |
| 2022 | 2,019 | #187 | 21 | #5,904 |
| 2021 | 2,231 | #172 | 34 | #4,213 |
| 2020 | 2,035 | #190 | 25 | #5,123 |
| 2019 | 2,035 | #193 | 24 | #5,403 |
| 2018 | 2,000 | #203 | 34 | #4,213 |
| 2017 | 1,985 | #198 | 40 | #3,817 |
| 2016 | 1,793 | #217 | 41 | #3,755 |
| 2015 | 1,516 | #243 | 49 | #3,331 |
| 2014 | 1,188 | #298 | 39 | #3,895 |
| 2013 | 974 | #334 | 38 | #3,979 |
| 2012 | 768 | #389 | 49 | #3,348 |
| 2011 | 369 | #635 | 54 | #3,120 |
| 2010 | 371 | #649 | 50 | #3,291 |
| 2009 | 369 | #665 | 54 | #3,152 |
| 2008 | 337 | #700 | 62 | #2,878 |
| 2007 | 322 | #718 | 66 | #2,775 |
| 2006 | 256 | #800 | 74 | #2,501 |
| 2005 | 198 | #905 | 41 | #3,628 |
| 2004 | 136 | #1,156 | 46 | #3,308 |
| 2003 | 118 | #1,231 | 30 | #4,383 |
| 2002 | 105 | #1,293 | 25 | #4,851 |
| 2001 | 99 | #1,323 | 15 | #7,201 |
| 2000 | 109 | #1,232 | 36 | #3,637 |
| 1999 | 94 | #1,300 | 26 | #4,411 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,117 | 9 | #9,832 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,660 | 7 | #11,659 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,078 | 5 | #15,030 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,535 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,455 | 5 | #14,927 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,212 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,076 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,666 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,769 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,359 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,669 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,447 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,561 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,074 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,930 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,032 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,721 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,445 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,601 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,376 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,229 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,064 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,610 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Messiah reached #172 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #2,501 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Messiah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.