Messer
Boy · MESS-er · Germanic
Messer is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “knife”. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Messer mean?
Germanic: German and Jewish surname from Messer 'knife'
“knife”
A German and Jewish surname, from Messer 'knife', originally for a knife maker.
- Say it
- MESS-er
Is Messer a girl's or a boy's name?
Messer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Messer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 860% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Messer, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
2025 had the most boys named Messer of any year since it first appeared, in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Messer in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
Messer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
Names like Messer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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