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Jesus name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jesus ranks #173 in male records (2,078 reported) and #13,960 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#13,960 · 6 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
No published 2024 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count stayed at 6 female records; rank moved from #14,255 to #13,960.
2025 male rank and count
#173 · 2,078 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 143 male records (2,221 to 2,078); rank moved from #164 to #173.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 192 male records (2,270 to 2,078); rank moved from #170 to #173.
Peak year in available data
2016: 3,079 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Jesus becoming more popular?

Jesus's reported male count decreased by 143 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #164 to #173. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Jesus in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JesusFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,0790201620252016: 8 female records2017: 6 female records2018: 5 female records2019: 5 female records2021: 6 female records2023: 6 female records2025: 6 female records2016: 3,079 male records2017: 2,749 male records2018: 2,643 male records2019: 2,541 male records2020: 2,297 male records2021: 2,270 male records2022: 2,259 male records2023: 2,113 male records2024: 2,221 male records2025: 2,078 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025613,9602,078173
2024——2,221164
2023614,2002,113172
2022——2,259166
2021614,2552,270170
2020——2,297169
2019516,6352,541155
2018516,7362,643148
2017614,9132,749144
2016812,2533,079134

Questions about Jesus’s popularity

How common is Jesus in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jesus ranks #173 in male records (2,078 reported) and #13,960 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Jesus?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Jesus only.

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