About the name Jesus
Jesus is a boy name with Biblical Hebrew roots, meaning “the Lord saves”.
It has a classic feel. In 2025, Jesus ranked #173 for boys in the US, with 2,078 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2004. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Jesus were boys.
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew, meaning “the Lord saves”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Jesus”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #173
- In 2015
- #129
- Babies in 2025
- 2,078
Popularity of Jesus, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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