Messiah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #3348 in 2012 with 49 recorded births. This places Messiah in the top 17% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2006 with 74 births ranking #2501. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 880.0%. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 35,934 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.