Boys' name · since 1999
Mesiah
Mesiah has 502 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,347 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mesiah currently ranks #4347 among boys' names in America, with 502 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mesiah has been recorded 502 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #4347 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #7,886 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,347 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 502 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mesiah ranks #7,886 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,347 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 502 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,347 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mesiah's 502 recorded births place it above 82.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Mesiah compares
502 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mesiah's all-time total is 36% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mesiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 502 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mesiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mesiah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mesiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Mesiah popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2007 (Mesiah as girls' name)
Mesiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (234 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Mesiah's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Mesiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 234 births (47% of all-time use).
How Mesiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mesiah's total volume
Mesiah by state
Where Mesiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
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What to do with Mesiah's data
- Mesiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (234 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mesiahs (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mesiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mesiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.