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.
Where Jesus is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#15 · 1 in 117
- Texas#23 · 1 in 148
- New Mexico#29 · 1 in 136
- California#29 · 1 in 152
- Nevada#37 · 1 in 163
Best ever in a state: #6 in Arizona, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #15 | 341 | 1 in 117 |
| Texas | #23 | 1,258 | 1 in 148 |
| California | #29 | 1,597 | 1 in 152 |
| New Mexico | #29 | 78 | 1 in 136 |
| Nevada | #37 | 88 | 1 in 163 |
| Colorado | #63 | 118 | 1 in 244 |
| Oregon | #71 | 77 | 1 in 251 |
| Illinois | #76 | 228 | 1 in 318 |
| Washington | #79 | 112 | 1 in 330 |
| Kansas | #81 | 61 | 1 in 274 |
| Delaware | #86 | 13 | 1 in 290 |
| Georgia | #91 | 157 | 1 in 376 |
| Oklahoma | #97 | 57 | 1 in 376 |
| North Carolina | #105 | 122 | 1 in 441 |
| Nebraska | #111 | 27 | 1 in 384 |
| Florida | #117 | 185 | 1 in 515 |
| New Jersey | #120 | 81 | 1 in 551 |
| Idaho | #128 | 20 | 1 in 438 |
| Wyoming | #133 | 6 | 1 in 345 |
| Arkansas | #140 | 30 | 1 in 501 |
| New York | #141 | 148 | 1 in 728 |
| Wisconsin | #145 | 44 | 1 in 652 |
| Utah | #154 | 40 | 1 in 575 |
| South Carolina | #164 | 29 | 1 in 748 |
| Alabama | #168 | 32 | 1 in 755 |
| Indiana | #177 | 50 | 1 in 748 |
| Minnesota | #183 | 35 | 1 in 834 |
| Tennessee | #183 | 44 | 1 in 825 |
| Michigan | #186 | 55 | 1 in 897 |
| Kentucky | #187 | 27 | 1 in 868 |
| Connecticut | #198 | 15 | 1 in 1,020 |
| District of Columbia | #198 | 6 | 1 in 708 |
| Louisiana | #234 | 23 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Iowa | #235 | 17 | 1 in 931 |
| Virginia | #249 | 31 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Massachusetts | #261 | 21 | 1 in 1,479 |
| Mississippi | #279 | 11 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Missouri | #296 | 22 | 1 in 1,521 |
| Maryland | #315 | 17 | 1 in 1,692 |
| Pennsylvania | #328 | 28 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Ohio | #396 | 23 | 1 in 2,724 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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
- 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 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 183,711 of them was named Jesus, which outranked 47.1% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,975Zyann11
- #9,975Zyara11
- #9,975Zykerria11
- #10,679Jesus10
- #10,679Aalaya10
- #10,679Aaliyan10
- #10,679Aaria10
- #11,459Aaira9
- #11,459Aamirah9
- #11,459Aarionna9
Tied with 779 names at #10,679; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 368 of them was named Jesus, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.