Girls' name · since 1896
Jesusa
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 1,897 babies named Jesusa, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,897
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jesusa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,897 have been recorded since 1896.
Jesusa has 1,897 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2022.
- #4,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,897 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesusa ranks #4,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,897 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,897
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jesusa's 1,897 recorded births place it above 93.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jesusa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jesusa's full recorded timeline at 1945, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jesusa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2022
- Peak year (1924)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Jesusa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (446 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Jesusa's strongest decade.
446 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jesusa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 87
1900s
87 births
- 1910s
1910s
219 births
- 1920s
1920s
446 births
- 1930s
1930s
313 births
- 1940s
1940s
297 births
- 1950s
1950s
205 births
- 1960s 143
1960s
143 births
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 446 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jesusa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jesusa's total volume
Jesusa by state
Where Jesusa concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,554 | 81.9% |
1,554 of 1,897 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jesusa's data
- Jesusa's decade-level peak was the 1920s (446 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jesusas (1,554 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jesusa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1896–2022 (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 Jesusa 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.