Jessiah vs Jesus

Side-by-side comparison of Jessiah and Jesus - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jessiah

Boy name · Rank #1648

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Name B

Jesus

Boy name · Rank #164

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Metric Jessiah Jesus
Current Rank #1648 #164
Total Births (all years) 2,285 244,281
Peak Year 2020 2004
Peak Year Births 144 6,472
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jessiah Jesus
1880s - 133
1890s - 142
1900s - 453
1910s - 2,239
1920s - 6,578
1930s - 5,480
1940s - 6,316
1950s - 8,352
1960s - 10,894
1970s 6 18,807
1980s 28 27,400
1990s 102 49,129
2000s 445 61,324
2010s 1,000 33,796
2020s 704 13,238

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jessiah Jesus
2014 104 3,523
2015 117 3,182
2016 97 3,079
2017 132 2,749
2018 138 2,643
2019 116 2,541
2020 144 2,297
2021 143 2,270
2022 130 2,259
2023 96 2,113
2024 103 2,221
2025 88 2,078

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1978–2025.

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