Meaning not yet researched.
Jesus: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 2,078 in 2025. Its best rank was #66 in 2002.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #66 in 2002; #173 in 2025. About 99.7% of babies named Jesus in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#173 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2002, at #66.
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Jesus: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 2,078 boys in 2025. Peak: #66 in 2002 · most boys in one year: 6,472 (2004).
In 2025, 2,078 US boys were named Jesus, making it the 173rd most common boys’ name of the year, down 9 places from #164 in 2024. That is 143 fewer than the 2,221 boys named Jesus in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #66, reached in 2002. The most boys given the name in a single year was 6,472, in 2004. For comparison, it was #129 in 2015 and #235 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Jesus in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 18 babies with the name. In all, 246,966 US babies have been given the name, 1.1% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 61,604 babies named Jesus.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 24,250 US boys were named Jesus; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 3,079. In 2025 that was about 1 in 822 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Jesus ranked highest in Arizona in 2025, at #32 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 5 states (counting DC). Rarer spellings such as Jjesus, Jesses and Jessus are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
No related spellings pass our data threshold.
Rare spellings summarised here: Jjesus (202), Jesses (51), Jessus (31).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Jesus in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 14 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 154 | #32 | #38 |
| Texas | 550 | #69 | #46 |
| New Mexico | 24 | #73 | #49 |
| California | 444 | #86 | #56 |
| Nevada | 31 | #100 | #70 |
| Colorado | 51 | #139 | #116 |
| Oregon | 28 | #148 | #117 |
| Washington | 56 | #149 | #150 |
| Kansas | 25 | #154 | #151 |
| Illinois | 74 | #160 | #113 |
| Nebraska | 14 | #192 | #128 |
| Utah | 26 | #208 | #239 |
| North Carolina | 57 | #220 | #164 |
| Florida | 96 | #222 | #196 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | #227 | #126 |
| Arkansas | 15 | #238 | #208 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | #259 | #275 |
| Georgia | 46 | #270 | #174 |
| Idaho | 8 | #314 | #198 |
| South Carolina | 17 | #316 | #354 |
| Iowa | 11 | #339 | #368 |
| Tennessee | 26 | #340 | #240 |
| Connecticut | 9 | #346 | #368 |
| Louisiana | 14 | #361 | #352 |
| New York | 49 | #363 | #234 |
| Maryland | 14 | #372 | #430 |
| Missouri | 17 | #379 | #381 |
| Alabama | 14 | #386 | #221 |
| New Jersey | 21 | #388 | #278 |
| Kentucky | 13 | #388 | #510 |
| Minnesota | 14 | #402 | #445 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | #421 | #370 |
| Indiana | 16 | #441 | #318 |
| Michigan | 17 | #501 | #331 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | #515 | #412 |
| Ohio | 18 | #567 | #670 |
| Virginia | 11 | #645 | #504 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,960 | 2,078 | #173 |
| 2024 | — | — | 2,221 | #164 |
| 2023 | 6 | #14,200 | 2,113 | #172 |
| 2022 | — | — | 2,259 | #166 |
| 2021 | 6 | #14,255 | 2,270 | #170 |
| 2020 | — | — | 2,297 | #169 |
| 2019 | 5 | #16,635 | 2,541 | #155 |
| 2018 | 5 | #16,736 | 2,643 | #148 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,913 | 2,749 | #144 |
| 2016 | 8 | #12,253 | 3,079 | #134 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,456 | 3,182 | #129 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,818 | 3,523 | #111 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,949 | 3,674 | #107 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,360 | 3,783 | #101 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,692 | 4,168 | #93 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,942 | 4,454 | #92 |
| 2009 | 10 | #11,027 | 5,387 | #78 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,843 | 5,758 | #79 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,232 | 6,223 | #77 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,229 | 6,461 | #74 |
| 2005 | 26 | #5,021 | 6,382 | #73 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,940 | 6,472 | #70 |
| 2003 | 41 | #3,493 | 6,163 | #67 |
| 2002 | 40 | #3,426 | 6,371 | #66 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,823 | 6,425 | #66 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,115 | 5,682 | #76 |
| 1999 | 43 | #3,067 | 5,571 | #70 |
| 1998 | 53 | #2,590 | 5,217 | #76 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,752 | 5,164 | #71 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,324 | 5,115 | #74 |
| 1995 | 52 | #2,469 | 4,908 | #76 |
| 1994 | 54 | #2,389 | 4,916 | #79 |
| 1993 | 63 | #2,135 | 4,683 | #80 |
| 1992 | 62 | #2,164 | 4,823 | #78 |
| 1991 | 55 | #2,330 | 4,601 | #80 |
| 1990 | 59 | #2,186 | 4,131 | #90 |
| 1989 | 53 | #2,258 | 3,291 | #103 |
| 1988 | 49 | #2,285 | 2,928 | #104 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,804 | 2,790 | #104 |
| 1986 | 38 | #2,586 | 2,597 | #109 |
| 1985 | 46 | #2,234 | 2,687 | #108 |
| 1984 | 38 | #2,491 | 2,513 | #109 |
| 1983 | 43 | #2,248 | 2,511 | #108 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,907 | 2,624 | #111 |
| 1981 | 44 | #2,281 | 2,759 | #108 |
| 1980 | 41 | #2,364 | 2,700 | #110 |
| 1979 | 37 | #2,496 | 2,364 | #112 |
| 1978 | 41 | #2,249 | 2,074 | #124 |
| 1977 | 37 | #2,393 | 2,044 | #132 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,946 | 2,040 | #129 |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,860 | 1,924 | #134 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,640 | 1,945 | #133 |
| 1973 | 37 | #2,148 | 1,739 | #142 |
| 1972 | 28 | #2,542 | 1,611 | #161 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,416 | 1,583 | #170 |
| 1970 | 29 | #2,542 | 1,483 | #185 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,376 | 1,403 | #191 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,234 | 1,227 | #192 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,393 | 1,141 | #203 |
| 1966 | 17 | #3,093 | 1,108 | #209 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,323 | 1,014 | #229 |
| 1964 | 17 | #3,166 | 1,076 | #228 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,887 | 995 | #241 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,681 | 1,043 | #239 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,112 | 973 | #250 |
| 1960 | 11 | #4,021 | 914 | #262 |
| 1959 | 18 | #2,805 | 918 | #264 |
| 1958 | 16 | #3,016 | 865 | #264 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,560 | 856 | #257 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,571 | 825 | #249 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,544 | 841 | #241 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,583 | 791 | #245 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,746 | 843 | #234 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,364 | 810 | #234 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,859 | 821 | #230 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,312 | 782 | #235 |
| 1949 | 17 | #2,462 | 784 | #231 |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,977 | 845 | #220 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,343 | 757 | #233 |
| 1946 | 20 | #2,120 | 702 | #226 |
| 1945 | 16 | #2,190 | 662 | #211 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,875 | 559 | #242 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,635 | 560 | #250 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,730 | 535 | #246 |
| 1941 | 15 | #2,222 | 449 | #268 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,842 | 463 | #255 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,991 | 459 | #251 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,502 | 473 | #250 |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,751 | 509 | #233 |
| 1936 | 14 | #2,202 | 470 | #240 |
| 1935 | 15 | #2,150 | 500 | #233 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,132 | 537 | #224 |
| 1933 | 16 | #2,002 | 514 | #226 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,426 | 635 | #203 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,569 | 630 | #205 |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,302 | 753 | #186 |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,355 | 767 | #181 |
| 1928 | 32 | #1,380 | 775 | #184 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,599 | 727 | #195 |
| 1926 | 29 | #1,522 | 713 | #197 |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,391 | 722 | #192 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,835 | 662 | #209 |
| 1923 | 33 | #1,411 | 606 | #211 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,754 | 561 | #234 |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,956 | 517 | #247 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,638 | 528 | #238 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,319 | 439 | #253 |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,243 | 362 | #281 |
| 1917 | 17 | #2,049 | 289 | #315 |
| 1916 | 16 | #2,076 | 270 | #320 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,614 | 242 | #342 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,388 | 194 | #328 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,233 | 145 | #344 |
| 1912 | — | — | 146 | #299 |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,324 | 79 | #298 |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,276 | 73 | #286 |
| 1909 | 6 | #2,080 | 68 | #272 |
| 1908 | — | — | 67 | #258 |
| 1907 | 5 | #2,209 | 54 | #287 |
| 1906 | — | — | 44 | #314 |
| 1905 | — | — | 59 | #255 |
| 1904 | — | — | 44 | #290 |
| 1903 | — | — | 20 | #478 |
| 1902 | — | — | 21 | #466 |
| 1901 | — | — | 27 | #355 |
| 1900 | — | — | 49 | #297 |
| 1899 | — | — | 20 | #421 |
| 1898 | — | — | 20 | #462 |
| 1897 | — | — | 15 | #533 |
| 1896 | — | — | 21 | #432 |
| 1895 | — | — | 17 | #497 |
| 1894 | — | — | 13 | #579 |
| 1893 | — | — | 11 | #633 |
| 1892 | — | — | 11 | #660 |
| 1891 | — | — | 5 | #1,041 |
| 1890 | — | — | 9 | #703 |
| 1889 | — | — | 9 | #699 |
| 1888 | — | — | 20 | #423 |
| 1887 | — | — | 15 | #442 |
| 1886 | — | — | 12 | #561 |
| 1885 | — | — | 14 | #511 |
| 1884 | — | — | 11 | #587 |
| 1883 | — | — | 12 | #541 |
| 1882 | — | — | 14 | #503 |
| 1881 | — | — | 8 | #675 |
| 1880 | — | — | 18 | #413 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).