US rank #5200 Boys' name Peak 2024 63 births

Messer — #5200 US boys' name

63 babies named Messer in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s152020s48
#5200
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Messer was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

19 babies were named Messer in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Messer

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Messer between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Messer currently holds the #5200 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Messer performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Messer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Messer 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.

Messer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

63

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2024

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,200

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Messer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
19
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
05101520 2024202320222021201920132012 5

Messer by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
48 births that decade — 76% of Messer's all-time total
2010s152020s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Messer?
63 babies have been named Messer since 2012. It currently ranks #5200 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 19 births.
When was Messer most popular?
Messer was most popular in the 2020s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Messer been used?
Messer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Messer?
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, 2012–2024 (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.