Messiyah
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning the anointed one; messiah.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Messiyah by the numbers
Messiyah was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Messiyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Masiyah20 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean Christ
Like Messiyah, each of these has Christ in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christopherbearer of Christ8,255 in the US (2017)
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- Karsonfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten1,320 in the US (2017)
- Cristianfollower of christ; christian1,181 in the US (2017)
- Christinafollower of christ; a feminine form of Christian770 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean holiness
Like Messiyah, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
- Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
- Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
- Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Messiyah
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