Jesus
The Greek Iesous for Hebrew Yeshua, “Yahweh is salvation”; a common given name in Spanish.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Jesus appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1990 to 2011. Its biggest year was 2004, when 6,472 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 70 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2001, at No. 66. In 2025 it ranked No. 173 for boys. All told, 246,966 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other names that share a story: Joshua, Peter
Explore Jesus interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | No. 403 |
| 1890s | 142 | No. 415 |
| 1900s | 453 | No. 254 |
| 1910s | 2,239 | No. 253 |
| 1920s | 6,578 | No. 181 |
| 1930s | 5,480 | No. 186 |
| 1940s | 6,316 | No. 211 |
| 1950s | 8,352 | No. 230 |
| 1960s | 10,894 | No. 191 |
| 1970s | 18,807 | No. 112 |
| 1980s | 27,400 | No. 103 |
| 1990s | 49,129 | No. 70 |
| 2000s | 61,324 | No. 66 |
| 2010s | 33,796 | No. 92 |
| 2020s | 13,238 | No. 164 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.