Messiyah
The Story of Messiyah
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Messiyah as a girl name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Messiyah — #17,634 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Messiyah on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Messiyah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Messiyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2006, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 16 births, good for #5,449 nationwide. About 50% of every Messiyah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Messiyah ranks #7,922 for boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-41%). All told, over 152 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Messiyah
Messiyah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 152 births in the dataset. Messiyah's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,449. Use the chart and map above to compare Messiyah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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