Messiah
Messiah is a distinctive choice, ranked #2014 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Messiah in their class.
About the Name Messiah
Messiah is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 729 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1391 in 2021 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2004.
Messiah is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Messiah in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #203, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Messiah
- Messiah Marcolin — Messiah Marcolin, also known as Eddie Marcolin, is a Swedish singer best known for his work with the doom metal band Candlemass from 1987 to 1991 and again from 2002 to 2006.
- Messiah — In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ, romanized: māšīaḥ; Greek: μεσσίας, messías; Arabic: مسيح, masīḥ; lit. 'anointed one') is a saviour or liberator of a group of people.
- Messiah in Judaism — In Jewish eschatology, the Messiah (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ, romanized: māšīaḥ) is a savior and liberator figure who is believed to be the future redeemer of the Jews.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Messiah
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Messiah
Almost certainly the only Messiah in the class
UK Popularity (2004–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia