Total births
60
Boys' name · since 2014
Messias
60 babies named Messias 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.
- #10664
- among boys today
- 60
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Messias currently ranks #10664 among boys' names in America, with 60 babies recorded since 2014.
Social Security Administration records show Messias recorded 60 times among boys since 2014, holding rank #10664 nationally today, ahead of 25% 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 2014 to 2025.
- #10664 among boys today
- 60 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Messias is currently the #10664 boys' name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 60 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10664
- among boys today
- 60
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Messias vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10664
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Messias was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
9 babies were named Messias in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Messias compares
60 19th 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
Messias's all-time total is 84% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Messias | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Messias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Messias's full recorded timeline at 2021, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Messias at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#10,664
Active since
2014
Messias popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Messias by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Messias's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Messias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 38 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Messias? ▼
Messias has been given to 60 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #10664 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Messias most popular? ▼
Messias was most popular in the 2020s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Messias been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Messias since 2014 -- 12 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Messias? ▼
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 Messias
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Messi Boy
#11730 207 births
Meshilem Boy
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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, 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. "Messias: #10664 Boys' Name - 60 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/messias. 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 Messias 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.