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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #66, 2001boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 2003

  • 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: #69 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 264 boysWAIdaho: #112 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 363 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #159 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 733 boysMNIllinois: #60 for boys · 320 births · 1 in 248 boysILWisconsin: #167 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 750 boysWIMichigan: #220 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,288 boysMINew York: #142 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 852 boysNYMassachusetts: #229 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,596 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedRIOregon: #72 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 252 boysORNevada: #34 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 143 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedSDIowa: #153 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 626 boysIAIndiana: #177 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 817 boysINOhio: #300 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,165 boysOHPennsylvania: #266 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,835 boysPANew Jersey: #124 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 653 boysNJConnecticut: #166 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 990 boysCTCalifornia: #25 for boys · 1,878 births · 1 in 134 boysCAUtah: #138 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 555 boysUTColorado: #42 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 175 boysCONebraska: #94 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 310 boysNEMissouri: #216 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,124 boysMOKentucky: #248 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,536 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedWVVirginia: #240 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,430 boysVAMaryland: #399 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,652 boysMDDelaware: #142 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 591 boysDEArizona: #7 for boys · 537 births · 1 in 75 boysAZNew Mexico: #32 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 139 boysNMKansas: #96 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 321 boysKSArkansas: #108 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 412 boysARTennessee: #143 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 648 boysTNNorth Carolina: #93 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 404 boysNCSouth Carolina: #136 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 623 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #228 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 928 boysDCOklahoma: #111 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 408 boysOKLouisiana: #647 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,283 boysLAMississippi: #324 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,664 boysMSAlabama: #172 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 875 boysALGeorgia: #88 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 400 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesus, so not publishedHITexas: #20 for boys · 1,449 births · 1 in 122 boysTXFlorida: #112 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 528 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#7 · 1 in 75
  2. Texas#20 · 1 in 122
  3. California#25 · 1 in 134
  4. New Mexico#32 · 1 in 139
  5. Nevada#34 · 1 in 143

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#75371 in 75
Texas#201,4491 in 122
California#251,8781 in 134
New Mexico#32761 in 139
Nevada#34921 in 143
Colorado#421731 in 175
Illinois#603201 in 248
Washington#691281 in 264
Oregon#72781 in 252
Georgia#881431 in 400
North Carolina#931261 in 404
Nebraska#94341 in 310
Kansas#96521 in 321
Arkansas#108361 in 412
Oklahoma#111511 in 408
Florida#1121771 in 528
Idaho#112231 in 363
New Jersey#124741 in 653
South Carolina#136331 in 623
Utah#138391 in 555
Delaware#14271 in 591
New York#1421311 in 852
Tennessee#143551 in 648
Iowa#153261 in 626
Minnesota#159411 in 733
Connecticut#166181 in 990
Wisconsin#167391 in 750
Alabama#172271 in 875
Indiana#177471 in 817
Missouri#216301 in 1,124
Michigan#220441 in 1,288
District of Columbia#22851 in 928
Massachusetts#229221 in 1,596
Virginia#240291 in 1,430
Kentucky#248151 in 1,536
Pennsylvania#266351 in 1,835
Ohio#300311 in 2,165
Mississippi#32491 in 1,664
Maryland#399111 in 2,652
Louisiana#64761 in 4,283
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

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 2003

girls
#3,472
41 births · 1 in 44,565 girls
boys
#67
6,163 births · 1 in 321 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #3,472Jesus41

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #67Jesus6,163
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 44,565 of them was named Jesus, which outranked 81.2% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesus
  1. #3,412Xenia42
  2. #3,412Yamilex42
  3. #3,412Yusra42
  4. #3,472Jesus41
  5. #3,472Adalia41
  6. #3,472Aishwarya41
  7. #3,472Ajla41
  8. #3,532Adelia40
  9. #3,532Aleesha40
  10. #3,532Andra40

Tied with 59 names at #3,472; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

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

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 321 of them was named Jesus, which outranked 99.5% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesus
  1. #64Bryan6,619
  2. #65Ian6,466
  3. #66Carlos6,218
  4. #67Jesus6,163
  5. #68Adrian6,110
  6. #69Cole5,898
  7. #70Steven5,860
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 790Maddox#1,372 → #582
  2. ↑ 762Jahir#1,571 → #809
  3. ↑ 519Yair#1,236 → #717
  4. ↑ 450Jamarion#1,094 → #644
  5. ↑ 413Aydan#1,154 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 819Lisandro#898 → #1,717
  2. ↓ 621Shemar#970 → #1,591
  3. ↓ 362Jaheem#891 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 337Keandre#998 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 334Savion#568 → #902

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

See the top 100 for 2003 →