Recorded 1993–1994 Boys' name Peak 1993 19 births

Jesu — boys' name

19 babies named Jesu in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s19

The verdict

19 boys have been named Jesu since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.

19
total births
1993–1994
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Jesu was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jesu in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesu

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Jesu between 1993 and 1994, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jesu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesu performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jesu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesu 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 19 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.

Jesu at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

19

Since 1993

2 years of records

Peak year

1993

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1993

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1994

Jesu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1993

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1993)
10
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
8.599.51010.5 19941993 10

Jesu by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 100% of Jesu's all-time total
1990s19

Jesu by state

Where Jesu concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jesu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 84.2%
California share of Jesu's total US births 84.2%

16 of 19 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesu?
19 babies have been named Jesu since 1993. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1993 with 10 births.
When was Jesu most popular?
Jesu was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Jesu most popular?
The top states for the name Jesu are California (16 births).
How long has the name Jesu been used?
Jesu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 2 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Jesu?
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, 1993–1994 (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.