Recorded 1896–2022 Girls' name Peak 1924 1,897 births

Jesusa — girls' name

1,897 babies named Jesusa in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s131900s871910s2191920s4461930s3131940s2971950s2051960s1431970s761980s641990s242000s52020s5
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Jesusa was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

55 babies were named Jesusa in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesusa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,897 babies named Jesusa between 1896 and 2022, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesusa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesusa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 446 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Jesusa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,554 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jesusa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesusa 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 1,897 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.

Jesusa at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,897

Since 1896

127 years of records

Peak year

1924

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1896

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jesusa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1896

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1924)
55
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Jesusa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
446 births that decade — 24% of Jesusa's all-time total
1890s131900s871910s2191920s4461930s3131940s2971950s2051960s1431970s761980s641990s242000s52020s5

Jesusa by state

Where Jesusa concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jesusa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,554 81.9%
Texas share of Jesusa's total US births 81.9%

1,554 of 1,897 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesusa?
1,897 babies have been named Jesusa since 1896. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1924 with 55 births.
When was Jesusa most popular?
Jesusa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 446 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Jesusa most popular?
The top states for the name Jesusa are Texas (1,554 births).
How long has the name Jesusa been used?
Jesusa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 127 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jesusa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jessica, Jessie, Jesse, Jessi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1896–2022 (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.