Total births
73
Boys' name · since 2014
Messai
73 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.
- #11904
- among boys today
- 73
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Messai is the #11904 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 73 recorded since 2014.
Messai has 73 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11904 as of the latest data, more common than 17% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #11904 among boys today
- 73 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 17% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Messai is currently the #11904 boys' name in America, more common than 17% of boys - 73 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11904
- among boys today
- 73
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Messai vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11904
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 17% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
75% 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.
How Messai compares
73 21st percentile among 14,294 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
Messai's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Messai | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 73 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 23 | 22,252 |
Messai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Messai's full recorded timeline at 2021, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Messai at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#11,904
Active since
2014
Messai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Messai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Messai's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Messai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 55 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Messai? ▼
Since 2014, Social Security records show 73 babies named Messai. Today it holds rank #11904 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 13 births.
When was Messai most popular? ▼
Messai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Messai been used? ▼
Records for Messai go back to 2014, giving 12 years of history through 2025.
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.
Keep exploring Messai
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Messi Boy
#11730 207 births
Meshilem Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Messai: #11904 Boys' Name - 73 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/messai. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Messai 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 July 2026.