Massiah
Massiah was the 2221st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1459th with 124 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 384 places. More babies were named Massiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,221 boys, down 753 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021124 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,544babies recorded
Massiah popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 93 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,221 | 64 |
| 2020 | #1,468 | 117 |
| 2010 | #3,867 | 27 |
| 2000 | #9,882 | 6 |
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How popular is Massiah, counting every spelling?
Massiah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,285 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,221 for Massiah on its own. Together these spellings went to 139 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massiah | 64 | #2,221 | 456 |
| Masiah | 62 | #2,273 | 373 |
| Maciah | 13 | #6,668 | 68 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Massiah?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Massiah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Massiah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Massiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Massiah?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Massiah are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Massiah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Massiah by state
How common Massiah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×), Georgia (1.8×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Massiah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Massiah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Massiah
How popular is the name Massiah?
Massiah was the 2221st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1459th with 124 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 384 places. More babies were named Massiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Massiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Massiah in the US.
Where is Massiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Massiah was most common in Tennessee (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Georgia.