Total births
85
Boys' name · since 2012
Messer
85 babies named Messer in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5220
- among boys today
- 85
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other boys
Messer currently ranks #5220 among boys' names in America, with 85 babies recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Messer recorded 85 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #5220 nationally today, ahead of 63% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #5220 among boys today
- 85 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 63% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Messer is currently the #5220 boys' name in America, more common than 63% of boys - 85 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5220
- among boys today
- 85
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other boys
Messer vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5220
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 63% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
82% of everyone ever named Messer was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
22 babies were named Messer in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Messer compares
85 23th 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
Messer's all-time total is 77% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Messer | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 85 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 23 | 22,252 |
Messer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Messer's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Messer at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#5,220
Active since
2012
Messer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Messer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Messer's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Messer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 70 births (82% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Messer? ▼
Messer has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #5220 as of the latest data. 22 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Messer most popular? ▼
Messer was most popular in the 2020s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Messer been used? ▼
Records for Messer go back to 2012, giving 14 years of history through 2025.
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.
Keep exploring Messer
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Messer
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#6283 572 births
Mesiah Boy
#4667 502 births
Messi Boy
#11730 207 births
Meshilem Boy
#6776 165 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2025 (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. "Messer: #5220 Boys' Name - 85 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/messer. 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 Messer 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 June 2026.