Trend of the Popularity of Jesus as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 2,210 male babies that were named Jesus in the US, which was 0.13% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jesus peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2004 with a count of 6,471 babies, which was 0.33% of the total male babies born in the US in 2004.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Jesus, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Jesus.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jesus in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jesus in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Jesus from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Jesus as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2700	0.15
1981	2758	0.15
1982	2625	0.14
1983	2510	0.14
1984	2513	0.14
1985	2686	0.14
1986	2597	0.14
1987	2790	0.15
1988	2928	0.15
1989	3291	0.16
1990	4132	0.20
1991	4602	0.23
1992	4821	0.24
1993	4682	0.24
1994	4916	0.25
1995	4908	0.26
1996	5114	0.27
1997	5164	0.27
1998	5218	0.27
1999	5571	0.29
2000	5682	0.29
2001	6425	0.33
2002	6370	0.33
2003	6162	0.31
2004	6471	0.33
2005	6381	0.32
2006	6459	0.31
2007	6222	0.30
2008	5758	0.28
2009	5386	0.27
2010	4454	0.23
2011	4168	0.22
2012	3783	0.20
2013	3673	0.19
2014	3523	0.18
2015	3180	0.17
2016	3079	0.16
2017	2749	0.15
2018	2643	0.15
2019	2541	0.14
2020	2296	0.13
2021	2269	0.13
2022	2258	0.13
2023	2110	0.12
2024	2210	0.13