Jesus is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jesus means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jesus across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jesus has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jesus is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “the Lord is salvation”. the Spanish form, from the same root as Joshua.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 246,966 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 43 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jesus per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2004 (6,508/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (6/yr).
Jesus has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2004, when it ranked #110 nationally (given to 6,512 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2000s.
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