Jesus - A unique male name
Jesus appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #229. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Jesus and more.
With that position 1 in 438 baby boys were given this name - making this a unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Jesus peaked in popularity 21 years ago in 2001 on position 67.
Famous with this name

Jesús Ochoa

Jesús Franco

Jesús Mosquera
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Jesus is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Jesus is currently topping the baby name charts in Arizona at position #34 - and is the least popular in Mississippi at position #584.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Jesus is where you live.
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Jesus origin and meaning
Jesus is a 5 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Jesus, pop culture references for the name Jesus and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Jesus
We've found the following names that sound similar to Jesus, sorted by popularity.
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Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 102 |
2011 | 93 |
2010 | 92 |
2009 | 78 |
2008 | 79 |
2007 | 77 |
2006 | 74 |
2005 | 73 |
2004 | 70 |
2003 | 67 |
2002 | 67 |
2001 | 67 |
2000 | 76 |
1999 | 70 |
1998 | 76 |
1997 | 73 |
1996 | 74 |
1995 | 76 |
1994 | 80 |
1993 | 80 |
1992 | 78 |
1991 | 80 |
1990 | 90 |
1989 | 104 |
1988 | 105 |
1987 | 106 |
1986 | 110 |
1985 | 109 |
1984 | 109 |
1983 | 108 |
1982 | 113 |
1981 | 108 |
1980 | 112 |
1979 | 114 |
1978 | 126 |
1977 | 132 |
1976 | 131 |
1975 | 135 |
1974 | 134 |
1973 | 144 |
1972 | 163 |
1971 | 173 |
1970 | 185 |
1969 | 191 |
1968 | 193 |
1967 | 207 |
1966 | 209 |
1965 | 229 |
1964 | 228 |
1963 | 242 |
1962 | 240 |
1961 | 251 |
1960 | 263 |
1959 | 262 |
1958 | 264 |
1957 | 260 |
1956 | 248 |
1955 | 242 |
1954 | 247 |
1953 | 234 |
1952 | 236 |
1951 | 230 |
1950 | 232 |
1949 | 227 |
1948 | 216 |
1947 | 233 |
1946 | 224 |
1945 | 207 |
1944 | 233 |
1943 | 245 |
1942 | 241 |
1941 | 256 |
1940 | 251 |
1939 | 243 |
1938 | 241 |
1937 | 224 |
1936 | 234 |
1935 | 227 |
1934 | 221 |
1933 | 217 |
1932 | 197 |
1931 | 203 |
1930 | 182 |
1929 | 183 |
1928 | 183 |
1927 | 194 |
1926 | 196 |
1925 | 191 |
1924 | 205 |
1923 | 211 |
1922 | 234 |
1921 | 246 |
1920 | 231 |
1919 | 248 |
1918 | 276 |
1917 | 293 |
1916 | 304 |
1915 | 312 |
1914 | 298 |
1913 | 293 |
1912 | 261 |
1911 | 245 |
1910 | 229 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Arizona | 34 |
Texas | 41 |
California | 42 |
New Mexico | 49 |
Nevada | 71 |
Colorado | 79 |
Illinois | 100 |
Oregon | 102 |
Washington | 104 |
Kansas | 124 |
Oklahoma | 126 |
Nebraska | 132 |
Arkansas | 141 |
North Carolina | 141 |
New Jersey | 142 |
Delaware | 150 |
Georgia | 157 |
Florida | 166 |
New York | 168 |
Wisconsin | 172 |
District of Columbia | 196 |
Indiana | 197 |
Utah | 198 |
Iowa | 203 |
Alabama | 220 |
Connecticut | 224 |
Minnesota | 245 |
Idaho | 248 |
South Carolina | 269 |
Tennessee | 272 |
Michigan | 281 |
Maryland | 287 |
Massachusetts | 320 |
Kentucky | 353 |
Missouri | 357 |
Pennsylvania | 358 |
Ohio | 369 |
Virginia | 421 |
Louisiana | 539 |
Mississippi | 584 |
Even more about Jesus
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.