Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Messiah

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Anointed

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #172, 2,231 births); most recent 2025 (rank #207, 1,666 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #2507, 73 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,6669
20241,73414
20231,91413
20222,01921
20212,23134
20202,03525
20192,03524
20182,00034
20171,98540
20161,79341

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1408, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202512
202415
202318
202216
202118
20208
20198
201813
201718
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence