Messi Popularity by Year
Follow Messi across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Messi birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boys | 6 | #10,938 | Down 4,718 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 14 | #6,220 | Down 73 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 14 | #6,147 | Up 2,019 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 9 | #8,166 | Down 1,870 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 13 | #6,296 | Up 877 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 11 | #7,173 | Up 1,646 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 8 | #8,819 | Down 2,759 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 14 | #6,060 | Down 7 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 14 | #6,053 | Up 271 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 13 | #6,324 | Down 591 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 15 | #5,733 | Down 929 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 19 | #4,804 | Up 3,354 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 9 | #8,158 | Down 1,149 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 11 | #7,009 | Down 1,268 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 15 | #5,741 | Up 6,750 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 5 | #12,491 | Down 2,620 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 7 | #9,871 | Up 2,496 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 5 | #12,367 | Down 312 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | — |