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Messiah Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Messiah?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Messiah, ranked the 203rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Messiah has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #198 was reached in 2017.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 1,983 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Messiah was less than 5, most recently in 1989.

Messiah, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1990-2000, 2001-2007, and 2008-2017.

For a number of years, the name Messiah has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Messiah lately has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Messiah?

Messiah's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Messiah is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Messiah (Girl)Messiah (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 33 4,276 1,983 203
2017 39 3,887 1,978 198
2016 39 3,893 1,785 218
2015 49 3,323 1,513 244
2014 39 3,889 1,188 298
2013 38 3,972 973 334
2012 49 3,345 765 389
2011 54 3,116 369 632
2010 50 3,291 369 652
2009 54 3,151 369 664
2008 62 2,875 335 702
2007 66 2,773 322 718
2006 73 2,527 256 800
2005 41 3,627 198 904
2004 46 3,308 136 1,153
2003 30 4,381 118 1,231
2002 25 4,847 105 1,293
2001 15 7,200 99 1,323
2000 36 3,636 109 1,231
1999 26 4,410 94 1,299
1998 9 9,832 44 2,116
1997 7 11,657 30 2,658
1996 5 15,027 24 3,078
1995 < 5 -- 30 2,534
1994 5 14,924 14 4,453
1993 < 5 -- 21 3,209
1992 < 5 -- 22 3,075
1991 < 5 -- 12 4,665
1990 < 5 -- 6 7,766
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1988 < 5 -- 11 4,359
1987 < 5 -- 6 6,667
1986 < 5 -- 5 7,444
1985 < 5 -- 9 4,561
1984 < 5 -- 6 6,072
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1981 < 5 -- 5 6,932
1980 < 5 -- 10 4,034
1979 < 5 -- 5 6,720
1978 < 5 -- 5 6,447
1977 < 5 -- 6 5,598
1976 < 5 -- 6 5,369
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.