Is Massiah a boy or girl name?

Massiah is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,544 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.0% were girls and 94.0% were boys.

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Massiah

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Massiah was most popular in 2021, when 124 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,063 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,741, with 64 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,544 people named Massiah.

Massiah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Massiah’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Massiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Massiah is mostly a boy’s name — 6.0% of the 1,544 Americans given it were girls and 94.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Massiah

Where Massiah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org