Jesus is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2004 and has grown less common since.
Jesus is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #173 among boys (2,078) and #13,960 among girls (6) — overall #325 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,084 | 2,098 | #13,960 | #173 |
| 2024 | 2,221 | 2,235 | — | #164 |
| 2023 | 2,119 | 2,133 | #14,200 | #172 |
| 2022 | 2,259 | 2,277 | — | #166 |
| 2021 | 2,276 | 2,297 | #14,255 | #170 |
| 2020 | 2,297 | 2,315 | — | #169 |
| 2019 | 2,546 | 2,573 | #16,635 | #155 |
| 2018 | 2,648 | 2,673 | #16,736 | #148 |
| 2017 | 2,755 | 2,788 | #14,913 | #144 |
| 2016 | 3,087 | 3,134 | #12,253 | #134 |
| 2015 | 3,192 | 3,247 | #10,456 | #129 |
| 2014 | 3,534 | 3,616 | #9,818 | #111 |
| 2013 | 3,689 | 3,771 | #7,949 | #107 |
| 2012 | 3,795 | 3,889 | #9,360 | #101 |
| 2011 | 4,176 | 4,263 | #12,692 | #93 |
| 2010 | 4,467 | 4,582 | #8,942 | #92 |
| 2009 | 5,397 | 5,525 | #11,027 | #78 |
| 2008 | 5,782 | 5,923 | #5,843 | #79 |
| 2007 | 6,241 | 6,408 | #7,232 | #77 |
| 2006 | 6,482 | 6,696 | #6,229 | #74 |
| 2005 | 6,408 | 6,593 | #5,021 | #73 |
| 2004 | 6,508 | 6,729 | #3,940 | #70 |
| 2003 | 6,204 | 6,458 | #3,493 | #67 |
| 2002 | 6,411 | 6,654 | #3,426 | #66 |
| 2001 | 6,459 | 6,759 | #3,823 | #66 |
| 2000 | 5,712 | 5,991 | #4,115 | #76 |
| 1999 | 5,614 | 5,914 | #3,067 | #70 |
| 1998 | 5,270 | 5,594 | #2,590 | #76 |
| 1997 | 5,194 | — | #3,752 | #71 |
| 1996 | 5,150 | — | #3,324 | #74 |
| 1995 | 4,960 | — | #2,469 | #76 |
| 1994 | 4,970 | — | #2,389 | #79 |
| 1993 | 4,746 | — | #2,135 | #80 |
| 1992 | 4,885 | — | #2,164 | #78 |
| 1991 | 4,656 | — | #2,330 | #80 |
| 1990 | 4,190 | — | #2,186 | #90 |
| 1989 | 3,344 | — | #2,258 | #103 |
| 1988 | 2,977 | — | #2,285 | #104 |
| 1987 | 2,825 | — | #2,804 | #104 |
| 1986 | 2,635 | — | #2,586 | #109 |
| 1985 | 2,733 | — | #2,234 | #108 |
| 1984 | 2,551 | — | #2,491 | #109 |
| 1983 | 2,554 | — | #2,248 | #108 |
| 1982 | 2,680 | — | #1,907 | #111 |
| 1981 | 2,803 | — | #2,281 | #108 |
| 1980 | 2,741 | — | #2,364 | #110 |
| 1979 | 2,401 | — | #2,496 | #112 |
| 1978 | 2,115 | — | #2,249 | #124 |
| 1977 | 2,081 | — | #2,393 | #132 |
| 1976 | 2,086 | — | #1,946 | #129 |
| 1975 | 1,973 | — | #1,860 | #134 |
| 1974 | 1,973 | — | #2,640 | #133 |
| 1973 | 1,776 | — | #2,148 | #142 |
| 1972 | 1,639 | — | #2,542 | #161 |
| 1971 | 1,602 | — | #3,416 | #170 |
| 1970 | 1,512 | — | #2,542 | #185 |
| 1969 | 1,420 | — | #3,376 | #191 |
| 1968 | 1,244 | — | #3,234 | #192 |
| 1967 | 1,156 | — | #3,393 | #203 |
| 1966 | 1,125 | — | #3,093 | #209 |
| 1965 | 1,024 | — | #4,323 | #229 |
| 1964 | 1,093 | — | #3,166 | #228 |
| 1963 | 1,007 | — | #3,887 | #241 |
| 1962 | 1,052 | — | #4,681 | #239 |
| 1961 | 990 | — | #3,112 | #250 |
| 1960 | 925 | — | #4,021 | #262 |
| 1959 | 936 | — | #2,805 | #264 |
| 1958 | 881 | — | #3,016 | #264 |
| 1957 | 868 | — | #3,560 | #257 |
| 1956 | 837 | — | #3,571 | #249 |
| 1955 | 849 | — | #4,544 | #241 |
| 1954 | 802 | — | #3,583 | #245 |
| 1953 | 859 | — | #2,746 | #234 |
| 1952 | 830 | — | #2,364 | #234 |
| 1951 | 835 | — | #2,859 | #230 |
| 1950 | 793 | — | #3,312 | #235 |
| 1949 | 801 | — | #2,462 | #231 |
| 1948 | 869 | — | #1,977 | #220 |
| 1947 | 768 | — | #3,343 | #233 |
| 1946 | 722 | — | #2,120 | #226 |
| 1945 | 678 | — | #2,190 | #211 |
| 1944 | 566 | — | #3,875 | #242 |
| 1943 | 568 | — | #3,635 | #250 |
| 1942 | 547 | — | #2,730 | #246 |
| 1941 | 464 | — | #2,222 | #268 |
| 1940 | 473 | — | #2,842 | #255 |
| 1939 | 476 | — | #1,991 | #251 |
| 1938 | 485 | — | #2,502 | #250 |
| 1937 | 529 | — | #1,751 | #233 |
| 1936 | 484 | — | #2,202 | #240 |
| 1935 | 515 | — | #2,150 | #233 |
| 1934 | 552 | — | #2,132 | #224 |
| 1933 | 530 | — | #2,002 | #226 |
| 1932 | 648 | — | #2,426 | #203 |
| 1931 | 654 | — | #1,569 | #205 |
| 1930 | 787 | — | #1,302 | #186 |
| 1929 | 799 | — | #1,355 | #181 |
| 1928 | 807 | — | #1,380 | #184 |
| 1927 | 754 | — | #1,599 | #195 |
| 1926 | 742 | — | #1,522 | #197 |
| 1925 | 756 | — | #1,391 | #192 |
| 1924 | 685 | — | #1,835 | #209 |
| 1923 | 639 | — | #1,411 | #211 |
| 1922 | 585 | — | #1,754 | #234 |
| 1921 | 538 | — | #1,956 | #247 |
| 1920 | 554 | — | #1,638 | #238 |
| 1919 | 454 | — | #2,319 | #253 |
| 1918 | 378 | — | #2,243 | #281 |
| 1917 | 306 | — | #2,049 | #315 |
| 1916 | 286 | — | #2,076 | #320 |
| 1915 | 253 | — | #2,614 | #342 |
| 1914 | 200 | — | #3,388 | #328 |
| 1913 | 154 | — | #2,233 | #344 |
| 1912 | 146 | — | — | #299 |
| 1911 | 85 | — | #2,324 | #298 |
| 1910 | 79 | — | #2,276 | #286 |
| 1909 | 74 | — | #2,080 | #272 |
| 1908 | 67 | — | — | #258 |
| 1907 | 59 | — | #2,209 | #287 |
| 1906 | 44 | — | — | #314 |
| 1905 | 59 | — | — | #255 |
| 1904 | 44 | — | — | #290 |
| 1903 | 20 | — | — | #478 |
| 1902 | 21 | — | — | #466 |
| 1901 | 27 | — | — | #355 |
| 1900 | 49 | — | — | #297 |
| 1899 | 20 | — | — | #421 |
| 1898 | 20 | — | — | #462 |
| 1897 | 15 | — | — | #533 |
| 1896 | 21 | — | — | #432 |
| 1895 | 17 | — | — | #497 |
| 1894 | 13 | — | — | #579 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #633 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #660 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | — | #703 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #699 |
| 1888 | 20 | — | — | #423 |
| 1887 | 15 | — | — | #442 |
| 1886 | 12 | — | — | #561 |
| 1885 | 14 | — | — | #511 |
| 1884 | 11 | — | — | #587 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #541 |
| 1882 | 14 | — | — | #503 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #675 |
| 1880 | 18 | — | — | #413 |