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Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Messiah

muh-SY-uh · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Anointed one
Language
Hebrew
Culture
American
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#203
2024 births1,734
Peak year2021
First appeared1973
Total US births25,371
2021 peak19731986199920112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
MesiahMessyah
In other languages
MashiachMasih

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