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

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Peak · boys
2001 · 6,425 births
Debut · boys
18 births
In top 100 · boys
22 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
244,281
since 1880

Jesus over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #66, 2001boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086#1732,078
2024—#1642,221
2023#13,4626#1722,113
2022—#1662,259
2021#13,4646#1702,270
2020—#1692,297
2019#15,5395#1552,541
2018#15,6825#1482,643
2017#14,1246#1442,749
2016#11,7818#1343,079
2015#10,14810#1293,182
2014#9,51711#1113,523
2013#7,74815#1073,674
2012#9,10912#1013,783
2011#12,1538#934,168
2010#8,70113#924,454
2009#10,67910#785,387
2008#5,75024#795,758
2007#7,09218#776,223
2006#6,12521#746,461
2005#4,95826#736,382
2004#3,89836#706,472
2003#3,47241#676,163
2002#3,39440#666,371
2001#3,78534#666,425
2000#4,07930#765,682
1999#3,04843#705,571
1998#2,57053#765,217
1997#3,71630#715,164
1996#3,30235#745,115
1995#2,45652#764,908
1994#2,38154#794,916
1993#2,12763#804,683
1992#2,15662#784,823
1991#2,32055#804,601
1990#2,17459#904,131
1989#2,25053#1033,291
1988#2,27449#1042,928
1987#2,78035#1042,790
1986#2,56438#1092,597
1985#2,22246#1082,687
1984#2,47038#1092,513
1983#2,23643#1082,511
1982#1,90056#1112,624
1981#2,26544#1082,759
1980#2,34241#1102,700
1979#2,47737#1122,364
1978#2,23741#1242,074
1977#2,38137#1322,044
1976#1,93646#1292,040
1975#1,85449#1341,924
1974#2,61628#1331,945
1973#2,12737#1421,739
1972#2,52328#1611,611
1971#3,37319#1701,583
1970#2,52229#1851,483
1969#3,31817#1911,403
1968#3,16917#1921,227
1967#3,34015#2031,141
1966#3,04017#2091,108
1965#4,20210#2291,014
1964#3,10817#2281,076
1963#3,80112#241995
1962#4,5339#2391,043
1961#3,06017#250973
1960#3,92011#262914
1959#2,76018#264918
1958#2,97216#264865
1957#3,48912#257856
1956#3,49312#249825
1955#4,3768#241841
1954#3,49011#245791
1953#2,69916#234843
1952#2,32720#234810
1951#2,81014#230821
1950#3,23511#235782
1949#2,41017#231784
1948#1,95324#220845
1947#3,24011#233757
1946#2,09420#226702
1945#2,14916#211662
1944#3,6877#242559
1943#3,4938#250560
1942#2,66612#246535
1941#2,19015#268449
1940#2,73710#255463
1939#1,94717#251459
1938#2,44712#249473
1937#1,73520#233509
1936#2,15314#240470
1935#2,09515#233500
1934#2,08715#223537
1933#1,97016#226514
1932#2,36513#202635
1931#1,54924#205630
1930#1,28934#186753
1929#1,33932#181767
1928#1,36632#184775
1927#1,58727#195727
1926#1,51429#197713
1925#1,37634#191722
1924#1,81123#208662
1923#1,38833#211606
1922#1,73024#234561
1921#1,92721#247517
1920#1,62626#238528
1919#2,26415#253439
1918#2,20916#281362
1917#1,99617#315289
1916#2,02816#320270
1915#2,52611#341242
1914#3,1886#327194
1913#2,1649#343145
1912—#296146
1911#2,1916#29879
1910#2,1406#28573
1909#1,9576#26868
1908—#25767
1907#2,0615#28654
1906—#30944
1905—#25459
1904—#28844
1903—#47020
1902—#46021
1901—#35327
1900—#29749
1899—#41520
1898—#45220
1897—#51515
1896—#42421
1895—#49117
1894—#56713
1893—#61511
1892—#64111
1891—#9635
1890—#6679
1889—#6739
1888—#41620
1887—#43815
1886—#54012
1885—#49814
1884—#57011
1883—#52712
1882—#48914
1881—#6538
1880—#40318
First appearance
1880

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.

Where Jesus is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedNHWashington: #215 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,657 boysWAIdaho: #171 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 969 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedMNIllinois: #107 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 647 boysILWisconsin: #267 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,087 boysWIMichigan: #352 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,124 boysMINew York: #174 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 1,115 boysNYMassachusetts: #275 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,675 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedRIOregon: #233 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,965 boysORNevada: #118 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 561 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedIAIndiana: #281 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,015 boysINOhio: #464 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,658 boysOHPennsylvania: #431 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,173 boysPANew Jersey: #213 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,652 boysNJConnecticut: #299 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,258 boysCTCalifornia: #44 for boys · 712 births · 1 in 214 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedUTColorado: #155 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 848 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedDEArizona: #46 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 205 boysAZNew Mexico: #97 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 399 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedHITexas: #32 for boys · 647 births · 1 in 165 boysTXFlorida: #188 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,115 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#32 · 1 in 165
  2. California#44 · 1 in 214
  3. Arizona#46 · 1 in 205
  4. New Mexico#97 · 1 in 399
  5. Illinois#107 · 1 in 647

Best ever in a state: #6 in Arizona, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#326471 in 165
California#447121 in 214
Arizona#46851 in 205
New Mexico#97221 in 399
Illinois#1071211 in 647
Nevada#11861 in 561
Colorado#155221 in 848
Idaho#17171 in 969
New York#1741011 in 1,115
Florida#188431 in 1,115
New Jersey#213251 in 1,652
Washington#215141 in 1,657
Oregon#23381 in 1,965
Wisconsin#267101 in 3,087
Massachusetts#27591 in 3,675
Indiana#281131 in 3,015
Connecticut#29951 in 3,258
Michigan#352151 in 4,124
Pennsylvania#431101 in 7,173
Ohio#464101 in 7,658
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jesus
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
121 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2001 at #66 (6,425 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1990–2011
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 302
  • Highest: 1 in 302 boys born in 2001 were named Jesus (0.33%)
  • Latest: 1 in 822 boys born in 2025 (0.12%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 25.1% of all boys named Jesus (61,324) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s133#403 (1880)#521
1890s142#415 (1899)#575
1900s453#254 (1905)#324
1910s2,239#253 (1919)#306
1920s6,578#181 (1929)#209
1930s5,480#186 (1930)#225
1940s6,316#211 (1945)#238
1950s8,352#230 (1951)#245
1960s10,894#191 (1969)#224
1970s18,807#112 (1979)#142
1980s27,400#103 (1989)#107
1990s49,129#70 (1999)#77
2000s61,324#66 (2001)#73
2010s33,796#92 (2010)#121
2020s13,238#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 1975

girls
#1,854
49 births · 1 in 29,752 girls
boys
#134
1,924 births · 1 in 812 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #1,854Jesus49

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #134Jesus1,924
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 29,752 of them was named Jesus, which outranked 82.5% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesus
  1. #1,838Rosio50
  2. #1,838Takia50
  3. #1,838Trudi50
  4. #1,854Jesus49
  5. #1,854Ammie49
  6. #1,854Candra49
  7. #1,854Carolee49
  8. #1,877Annamaria48
  9. #1,877Annika48
  10. #1,877Antonella48

Tied with 22 names at #1,854; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 812 of them was named Jesus, which outranked 97.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesus
  1. #131Nathaniel1,957
  2. #132Chris1,954
  3. #133Adrian1,953
  4. #134Jesus1,924
  5. #135Ricky1,918
  6. #136Seth1,866
  7. #137Lee1,858
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1975 →