The name Messiah comes from the Hebrew word mashiyah, meaning "anointed," though English-speaking families translate it as "savior." Merriam-Webster defines messiah as "a professed or accepted leader of some hope or cause." The name first appeared in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names in 2005 and has now been a top-200 boy's name every year since 2019. It's also the middle name chosen by entertainer Nick Cannon, who welcomed a son named Rise Messiah with model Brittany Bell in 2022.
