boy (SSA Category)Hebrew OriginUS Rank #207 in 2025

Messiah

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Anointed one; deliverer; the saviour”

Linguistic heritage: Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:muh-SEYE-uh

IPA (US English):/məˈsaɪ.ə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20212,231 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#2071,675 births in 2025

Total US Registrations28,100Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio96% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1980 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2021 (2,231 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1980

Recent 2025 Level1,666 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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