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Jesus is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 244,847 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 242,168 as boys and 2,679 as girls. Jesus gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 2004 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,210
2023 2,116
2022 2,258
2021 2,275
2020 2,296
2019 2,546
2018 2,648
2017 2,755
2016 3,087
2015 3,190
2014 3,534
2013 3,688
2012 3,795
2011 4,176
2010 4,467
2009 5,396
2008 5,782
2007 6,240
2006 6,480
2005 6,407
2004 6,507
2003 6,203
2002 6,410
2001 6,459
2000 5,712
1999 5,614
1998 5,271
1997 5,194
1996 5,149
1995 4,960
1994 4,970
1993 4,745
1992 4,883
1991 4,657
1990 4,191
1989 3,344
1988 2,977
1987 2,825
1986 2,635
1985 2,732
1984 2,551
1983 2,553
1982 2,681
1981 2,802
1980 2,741
1979 2,401
1978 2,115
1977 2,081
1976 2,085
1975 1,973
1974 1,973
1973 1,776
1972 1,639
1971 1,602
1970 1,511
1969 1,420
1968 1,244
1967 1,156
1966 1,125
1965 1,024
1964 1,093
1963 1,006
1962 1,052
1961 989
1960 925
1959 938
1958 880
1957 868
1956 837
1955 849
1954 802
1953 858
1952 830
1951 834
1950 794
1949 801
1948 869
1947 768
1946 721
1945 679
1944 566
1943 568
1942 547
1941 464
1940 473
1939 476
1938 485
1937 529
1936 484
1935 515
1934 552
1933 530
1932 648
1931 654
1930 787
1929 799
1928 807
1927 754
1926 742
1925 756
1924 685
1923 639
1922 585
1921 538
1920 554
1919 454
1918 378
1917 306
1916 286
1915 253
1914 200
1913 154
1912 146
1911 85
1910 79
1909 74
1908 67
1907 59
1906 44
1905 59
1904 44
1903 20
1902 21
1901 27
1900 49
1899 20
1898 20
1897 15
1896 21
1895 17
1894 13
1893 11
1892 11
1891 5
1890 9
1889 9
1888 20
1887 15
1886 12
1885 14
1884 11
1883 12
1882 14
1881 8
1880 18