Messiah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #9832 in 1998 with 9 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2006 with 74 births ranking #2501. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 80.0%. In 1998, approximately 1 in every 196,321 girls born was named Messiah. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Messiah comes from the Hebrew word for anointed one. As a given name it is striking and modern in style, though its religious weight makes it more charged than many other choices.
The word is central to Jewish and Christian religious language, which gives the name strong cultural and theological significance. Its use as a personal name is relatively recent compared with older biblical names.