Recorded 1994–2006 Boys' name Peak 1996 31 births

Jessus — boys' name

31 babies named Jessus in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s10

The verdict

31 boys have been named Jessus since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

31
total births
1994–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Jessus was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jessus in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessus

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Jessus between 1994 and 2006, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jessus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jessus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jessus at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

31

Since 1994

13 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1994

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jessus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1994

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 20062005199919961994 5

Jessus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 68% of Jessus's all-time total
1990s212000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessus?
31 babies have been named Jessus since 1994. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Jessus most popular?
Jessus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Jessus been used?
Jessus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 13 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jessus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jesse, Jesus, Jessie, Jess, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.