Jesus
The Spanish Jesus, from Latin Iesus and Greek Iesous, which render the Hebrew name Yeshua. That name means Yahweh is salvation.
Jesus in 2025
Jesus was given to 2,084 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 325th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,591 babies born.
The history of Jesus
Jesus reached its highest point in 2004, when 6,508 babies were given the name, ranking 110th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 107th, in 2002.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 246,966 babies have been named Jesus. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jesus by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jesus | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | 804 |
| 1890s | 142 | 1,116 |
| 1900s | 464 | 688 |
| 1910s | 2,341 | 548 |
| 1920s | 6,859 | 397 |
| 1930s | 5,660 | 401 |
| 1940s | 6,456 | 472 |
| 1950s | 8,490 | 497 |
| 1960s | 11,036 | 404 |
| 1970s | 19,158 | 238 |
| 1980s | 27,843 | 199 |
| 1990s | 49,635 | 123 |
| 2000s | 61,604 | 107 |
| 2010s | 33,889 | 154 |
| 2020s | 13,256 | 299 |
Where Jesus is heading
Jesus has fallen 35% over the past decade, from 3,192 babies in 2015 to 2,084 in 2025.
Names like Jesus
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jesus.