Jesus
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #173 for boys in 2025, 2,078 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2001 · 6,425 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 244,281since 1880
Jesus over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #173 | 2,078 |
| 2024 | — | #164 | 2,221 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #172 | 2,113 |
| 2022 | — | #166 | 2,259 | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #170 | 2,270 |
| 2020 | — | #169 | 2,297 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #155 | 2,541 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #148 | 2,643 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #144 | 2,749 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #134 | 3,079 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #129 | 3,182 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #111 | 3,523 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #107 | 3,674 |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | #101 | 3,783 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #93 | 4,168 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | #92 | 4,454 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #78 | 5,387 |
| 2008 | #5,750 | 24 | #79 | 5,758 |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | #77 | 6,223 |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | #74 | 6,461 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #73 | 6,382 |
| 2004 | #3,898 | 36 | #70 | 6,472 |
| 2003 | #3,472 | 41 | #67 | 6,163 |
| 2002 | #3,394 | 40 | #66 | 6,371 |
| 2001 | #3,785 | 34 | #66 | 6,425 |
| 2000 | #4,079 | 30 | #76 | 5,682 |
| 1999 | #3,048 | 43 | #70 | 5,571 |
| 1998 | #2,570 | 53 | #76 | 5,217 |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | #71 | 5,164 |
| 1996 | #3,302 | 35 | #74 | 5,115 |
| 1995 | #2,456 | 52 | #76 | 4,908 |
| 1994 | #2,381 | 54 | #79 | 4,916 |
| 1993 | #2,127 | 63 | #80 | 4,683 |
| 1992 | #2,156 | 62 | #78 | 4,823 |
| 1991 | #2,320 | 55 | #80 | 4,601 |
| 1990 | #2,174 | 59 | #90 | 4,131 |
| 1989 | #2,250 | 53 | #103 | 3,291 |
| 1988 | #2,274 | 49 | #104 | 2,928 |
| 1987 | #2,780 | 35 | #104 | 2,790 |
| 1986 | #2,564 | 38 | #109 | 2,597 |
| 1985 | #2,222 | 46 | #108 | 2,687 |
| 1984 | #2,470 | 38 | #109 | 2,513 |
| 1983 | #2,236 | 43 | #108 | 2,511 |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | #111 | 2,624 |
| 1981 | #2,265 | 44 | #108 | 2,759 |
| 1980 | #2,342 | 41 | #110 | 2,700 |
| 1979 | #2,477 | 37 | #112 | 2,364 |
| 1978 | #2,237 | 41 | #124 | 2,074 |
| 1977 | #2,381 | 37 | #132 | 2,044 |
| 1976 | #1,936 | 46 | #129 | 2,040 |
| 1975 | #1,854 | 49 | #134 | 1,924 |
| 1974 | #2,616 | 28 | #133 | 1,945 |
| 1973 | #2,127 | 37 | #142 | 1,739 |
| 1972 | #2,523 | 28 | #161 | 1,611 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #170 | 1,583 |
| 1970 | #2,522 | 29 | #185 | 1,483 |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | #191 | 1,403 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | #192 | 1,227 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #203 | 1,141 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 | #209 | 1,108 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #229 | 1,014 |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | #228 | 1,076 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #241 | 995 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #239 | 1,043 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #250 | 973 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #262 | 914 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #264 | 918 |
| 1958 | #2,972 | 16 | #264 | 865 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #257 | 856 |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | #249 | 825 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #241 | 841 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #245 | 791 |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 | #234 | 843 |
| 1952 | #2,327 | 20 | #234 | 810 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #230 | 821 |
| 1950 | #3,235 | 11 | #235 | 782 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 | #231 | 784 |
| 1948 | #1,953 | 24 | #220 | 845 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #233 | 757 |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | #226 | 702 |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | #211 | 662 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #242 | 559 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #250 | 560 |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #246 | 535 |
| 1941 | #2,190 | 15 | #268 | 449 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #255 | 463 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #251 | 459 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #249 | 473 |
| 1937 | #1,735 | 20 | #233 | 509 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #240 | 470 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #233 | 500 |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | #223 | 537 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #226 | 514 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #202 | 635 |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 | #205 | 630 |
| 1930 | #1,289 | 34 | #186 | 753 |
| 1929 | #1,339 | 32 | #181 | 767 |
| 1928 | #1,366 | 32 | #184 | 775 |
| 1927 | #1,587 | 27 | #195 | 727 |
| 1926 | #1,514 | 29 | #197 | 713 |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 | #191 | 722 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #208 | 662 |
| 1923 | #1,388 | 33 | #211 | 606 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #234 | 561 |
| 1921 | #1,927 | 21 | #247 | 517 |
| 1920 | #1,626 | 26 | #238 | 528 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #253 | 439 |
| 1918 | #2,209 | 16 | #281 | 362 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | #315 | 289 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #320 | 270 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #341 | 242 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #327 | 194 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #343 | 145 |
| 1912 | — | #296 | 146 | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #298 | 79 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #285 | 73 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #268 | 68 |
| 1908 | — | #257 | 67 | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #286 | 54 |
| 1906 | — | #309 | 44 | |
| 1905 | — | #254 | 59 | |
| 1904 | — | #288 | 44 | |
| 1903 | — | #470 | 20 | |
| 1902 | — | #460 | 21 | |
| 1901 | — | #353 | 27 | |
| 1900 | — | #297 | 49 | |
| 1899 | — | #415 | 20 | |
| 1898 | — | #452 | 20 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #424 | 21 | |
| 1895 | — | #491 | 17 | |
| 1894 | — | #567 | 13 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #416 | 20 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jesus was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
See more about Jesus
- 9 spots since 2024 (#164 → #173)
- 4 spots since 2020 (#169 → #173)
- 44 spots since 2015 (#129 → #173)
- Biggest jump: 322 spots in 1892 (#963 → #641)
- Biggest drop: 296 spots in 1891 (#667 → #963)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2001 at #66 (6,425 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1990–2011
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 302 boys born in 2001 were named Jesus (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 822 boys born in 2025 (0.12%)
- 25.1% of all boys named Jesus (61,324) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | #403 (1880) | #521 |
| 1890s | 142 | #415 (1899) | #575 |
| 1900s | 453 | #254 (1905) | #324 |
| 1910s | 2,239 | #253 (1919) | #306 |
| 1920s | 6,578 | #181 (1929) | #209 |
| 1930s | 5,480 | #186 (1930) | #225 |
| 1940s | 6,316 | #211 (1945) | #238 |
| 1950s | 8,352 | #230 (1951) | #245 |
| 1960s | 10,894 | #191 (1969) | #224 |
| 1970s | 18,807 | #112 (1979) | #142 |
| 1980s | 27,400 | #103 (1989) | #107 |
| 1990s | 49,129 | #70 (1999) | #77 |
| 2000s | 61,324 | #66 (2001) | #73 |
| 2010s | 33,796 | #92 (2010) | #121 |
| 2020s | 13,238 | #164 (2024) | #169 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jesus in 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 162,396 of them was named Jesus, which outranked 50.5% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,966Ziyonna12
- #8,966Zoiey12
- #8,966Zorah12
- #9,517Jesus11
- #9,517Aaleeyah11
- #9,517Aamani11
- #9,517Aashika11
- #10,129Aaditri10
- #10,129Aairah10
- #10,129Aarilyn10
Tied with 611 names at #9,517; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 545 of them was named Jesus, which outranked 99.2% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.