US rank #4651 Boys' name Peak 2017 478 births

Mesiah — #4651 US boys' name

478 babies named Mesiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s982010s2342020s141
#4651
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Mesiah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

40 babies were named Mesiah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mesiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Mesiah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mesiah currently holds the #4651 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mesiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mesiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Mesiah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mesiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 478 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mesiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

478

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2017

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,651

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mesiah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
40
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
01020304050 2024202020162012200820041999 5

Mesiah popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2007 (Mesiah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2007 5

Mesiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
234 births that decade — 49% of Mesiah's all-time total
1990s52000s982010s2342020s141

Mesiah by state

Where Mesiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mesiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
17 3.6%
#2 Florida
11 2.3%
#3 Georgia
5 1.0%
Texas share of Mesiah's total US births 3.6%
Even split

17 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mesiah?
478 babies have been named Mesiah since 1999. It currently ranks #4651 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 40 births.
When was Mesiah most popular?
Mesiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 234 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Mesiah most popular?
The top states for the name Mesiah are Texas (17 births), Florida (11 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Mesiah been used?
Mesiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mesiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Messiah, Meshach, Messi, Meshilem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.