US rank #11860 Boys' name Peak 2022 63 births

Messai — #11860 US boys' name

63 babies named Messai in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s182020s45
#11860
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Messai was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

13 babies were named Messai in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Messai

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Messai between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Messai currently holds the #11860 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Messai performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Messai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Messai 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 63 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.

Messai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

63

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2022

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,860

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Messai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
13
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
468101214 20242023202220212020201920152014 7

Messai by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
45 births that decade — 71% of Messai's all-time total
2010s182020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Messai?
63 babies have been named Messai since 2014. It currently ranks #11860 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 13 births.
When was Messai most popular?
Messai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Messai been used?
Messai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Messai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Messiah, Meshach, Mesiah, Messi, 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, 2014–2024 (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.