Boys' name · since 2020

Mesyah

Mesyah has 16 recorded births since 2020 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,916 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2020
2020s
peak decade

Mesyah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 2020.

Mesyah has 16 recorded births among boys since 2020, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2020 to 2024.

  • #30,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2020
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mesyah ranks #30,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.

#30,916 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2020
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mesyah's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mesyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mesyah's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mesyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2022)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 202020222024 5

Mesyah by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Mesyah's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Mesyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mesyah?
Since 2020, Social Security records show 16 babies named Mesyah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,916 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 6 births.
Where does Mesyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mesyah ranks #30,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mesyah most popular?
Mesyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Mesyah been used?
Records for Mesyah go back to 2020, giving 5 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Mesyah?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mesyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 2020–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Mesyah 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 August 2026.