Mescal vs Messiah

Side-by-side comparison of Mescal and Messiah — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mescal

Girl name

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Name B

Messiah

Boy name · Rank #203

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Metric Mescal Messiah
Current Rank Unranked #203
Total Births (all years) 179 25,371
Peak Year 1924 2021
Peak Year Births 22 2,231
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1973

Births by Decade

Decade Mescal Messiah
1910ss 20 —
1920ss 119 —
1930ss 28 —
1940ss 12 —
1970ss — 41
1980ss — 52
1990ss — 297
2000ss — 2,049
2010ss — 12,999
2020ss — 9,933

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mescal Messiah
2014 — 1,188
2015 — 1,516
2016 — 1,793
2017 — 1,985
2018 — 2,000
2019 — 2,035
2020 — 2,035
2021 — 2,231
2022 — 2,019
2023 — 1,914
2024 — 1,734

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–1948.

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