Boys' name · since 1880
Jesus
Jesus has 244,281 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 244,281
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
244,281 babies have been named Jesus since 1880, making it today's #173 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesus has been recorded 244,281 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #173 nationally and more common than 99% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #160 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #173 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 244,281 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesus ranks #160 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #173 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 244,281 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 244,281
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jesus's 244,281 recorded births place it above 99.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jesus compares
244,281 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jesus's all-time total is 662x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jesus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 244,281 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,472 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jesus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jesus's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 6,472, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jesus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 6,472
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jesus popularity over time - girls
2,685 total births recorded since 1907 (Jesus as girls' name)
Jesus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (61,324 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Jesus's strongest decade.
61,324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jesus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 133
1880s
133 births
- 1890s 142
1890s
142 births
- 1900s 453
1900s
453 births
- 1910s 2,239
1910s
2,239 births
- 1920s 6,578
1920s
6,578 births
- 1930s 5,480
1930s
5,480 births
- 1940s 6,316
1940s
6,316 births
- 1950s 8,352
1950s
8,352 births
- 1960s 10,894
1960s
10,894 births
- 1970s 18,807
1970s
18,807 births
- 1980s
1980s
27,400 births
- 1990s
1990s
49,129 births
- 2000s
2000s
61,324 births
- 2010s
2010s
33,796 births
- 2020s 13,238
2020s
13,238 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61,324 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jesus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jesus's total volume
Jesus by state
Where Jesus concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 77,820 | 31.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74,132 | 30.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 15,999 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10,935 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 8,189 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6,707 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 4,603 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 4,363 | 1.8% |
77,820 of 244,281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Jesus appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jesus's data
- Jesus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (61,324 total births); usage has since declined to 13,238 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jesuss (77,820 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jesus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jesus 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 August 2026.