Messiah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “anointed one”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- muh-SYE-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (96% of all uses)
Messiah comes from Hebrew mashiach, meaning anointed one. It is a title in Jewish and Christian tradition rather than a traditional personal name in Hebrew usage.
How popular is Messiah?
Babies named Messiah in 20241,748
2024 rank#203 boys
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 188026,397
Messiah is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Messiah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Messiah questions
What does the name Messiah mean?
Messiah means "anointed one". It comes from Hebrew. Messiah comes from Hebrew mashiach, meaning anointed one. It is a title in Jewish and Christian tradition rather than a traditional personal name in Hebrew usage.
Is Messiah a boy or girl name?
Messiah is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Messiah?
1,748 US babies were named Messiah in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Messiah?
Messiah is usually pronounced muh-SYE-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.