Boys name
Messiah
Messiah is a boys' name given to 26,052 boys in the United States since 1974, peaking in 2021 with 2,208 births. It has appeared in 42 states, and reached its highest rank of 46th among boys names in Mississippi in 2019.
Which states favor Messiah
Messiah by state
Top states by all-time births named Messiah. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 2,585 | #212 (2025) |
| 2 | Florida | 2,205 | #150 (2025) |
| 3 | Georgia | 2,117 | #91 (2025) |
| 4 | New York | 2,002 | #251 (2025) |
| 5 | California | 1,688 | — |
| 6 | North Carolina | 1,441 | — |
| 7 | Illinois | 1,304 | — |
| 8 | Michigan | 936 | — |
| 9 | Ohio | 924 | — |
| 10 | Virginia | 914 | — |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 909 | — |
| 12 | South Carolina | 877 | — |
| 13 | New Jersey | 744 | — |
| 14 | Alabama | 686 | — |
| 15 | Maryland | 658 | — |
| 16 | Louisiana | 623 | — |
| 17 | Tennessee | 587 | — |
| 18 | Mississippi | 504 | — |
| 19 | Missouri | 445 | — |
| 20 | Indiana | 407 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).