Mosiah
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning the anointed one; a variant of Messiah.
Mosiah by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Mosiah. In the US, 44 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mosiah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean Christ
Like Mosiah, 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)
- Karsonfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten1,320 in the US (2017)
- Cristianfollower of christ; christian1,181 in the US (2017)
- Chrisbearer of Christ; short form of Christopher459 in the US (2017)
- Kristianfollower of Christ; form of Christian383 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean holiness
Like Mosiah, 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)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- ThiagoSaint James1,765 in the US (2017)
- Malcolmdevotee of Saint Columba804 in the US (2017)
- Santinolittle saint; a form of Santo444 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Mosiah
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