Unisex name · since 2014
Mesiyah
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Mesiyah, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,275 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
57 babies have been named Mesiyah since 2014, making it today's #13228 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Mesiyah recorded 57 times among boys since 2014, holding rank #13228 nationally today, ahead of 5% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #21,275 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,228 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 57 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mesiyah ranks #21,275 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,228 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 57 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,275 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mesiyah's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mesiyah compares
57 18th percentile among 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
Mesiyah's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mesiyah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mesiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mesiyah splits its recorded history at 2019: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mesiyah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Currently ranks #13228 among boys.
57 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 10 births in a single year.
Mesiyah popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2005 (Mesiyah as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Mesiyah accounts for 17% of total recorded use across both genders.
Mesiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Mesiyah's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Mesiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (56% of all-time use).
Mesiyah decade highlights
- Peak decade 32 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Mesiyah's data
- Mesiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mesiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Mesiyah 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.
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