Messiah

“A promised deliverer or liberator, especially for the Jewish people” — English origin

Boy's name · #207 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Messiah has appeared in US records since 1973 — best rank #172 (2021) · 27,064 babies named Messiah all-time · 1 in 1,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,300 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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