Names / Girl names
Messina
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#5,754
in 1977
First recorded
1974
in U.S. data
Children named
117
since 1974
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,754 in 1977 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Messina first shows up in 1974. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 117 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.