#2032024 rank
2021peak year
21,548babies named Messiah since 1880
▼ 15%5-year trend
Messiah popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Messiah mean?
From Hebrew mashiach 'anointed one', rendered as Christos in Greek. It emerged as a first name in 21st-century America.
OriginHebrew
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, mythic
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