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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

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