Boys' name · since 1994
Jessus
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Jessus, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 31
- total births
- 1994–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
Jessus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 31 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessus has been recorded 31 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2006.
- 31 total births
- 1994–2006 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jessus's 31 recorded births place it above 43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jessus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jessus splits its recorded history at 1999: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jessus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2006
- Peak year (1996)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Jessus by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Jessus's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Jessus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Jessus's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jessus: Baby Name Since 1994 - 31 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jessus. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jessus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.