Jesus
How to say it: heh-SOOS · /hɛˈsus/
God saves; from the Hebrew Yeshua via Greek Iesous, meaning 'Yahweh is salvation'.
Jesus was the 188th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 2,078 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 35% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #225 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #188 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 2,078 |
| Share of births | 1 in 1,595 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −35% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #225 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,664 among boys’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
After a high in the 2000s, Jesus has grown rarer. The slide is expected to continue.
What goes with it
Breathy and resonant, Jesus feels strong and widely familiar with biblical roots. Emmanuel offers a similar spirit, and Chuy is a familiar short form.
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jesus is about 1 in 67.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish.
In France: #1,664 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Jesus
- Jesus Luz (born 1987)Brazilian fashion model and Disc jockey
- Jesus Varela (1927–2018)Filipino bishop
- Jesus Tuquib (1930–2019)Catholic archbishop
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