boy's name
Messyah
meh-SY-uh (English)
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 40
Messyah is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 7 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2014.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Messyah Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 16 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 24 |
How Popular Is Messyah?
In 2025, Messyah was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Messyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Messyah Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Messyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Messyah
- English meh-SY-uh
Sibling Names for Messyah
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Messyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Messyah
How popular is the name Messyah?
In 2025, Messyah was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Messyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Messyah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Messyah?
Messyah has 3 syllables.
When was Messyah most popular?
Messyah peaked in 2023, when 7 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Messyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Messyah currently ranks #11,066 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.