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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,078 male babies that were named Jesus in the US, which was 0.12% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Jesus peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2004 with a count of 6,472 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 2025.

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	2759	0.15
1982	2624	0.14
1983	2511	0.14
1984	2513	0.14
1985	2687	0.14
1986	2597	0.14
1987	2790	0.15
1988	2928	0.15
1989	3291	0.16
1990	4131	0.20
1991	4601	0.23
1992	4823	0.24
1993	4683	0.24
1994	4916	0.25
1995	4908	0.26
1996	5115	0.27
1997	5164	0.27
1998	5217	0.27
1999	5571	0.29
2000	5682	0.29
2001	6425	0.33
2002	6371	0.33
2003	6163	0.31
2004	6472	0.33
2005	6382	0.32
2006	6461	0.31
2007	6223	0.30
2008	5758	0.28
2009	5387	0.27
2010	4454	0.23
2011	4168	0.22
2012	3783	0.20
2013	3674	0.19
2014	3523	0.18
2015	3182	0.17
2016	3079	0.16
2017	2749	0.15
2018	2643	0.15
2019	2541	0.14
2020	2297	0.13
2021	2270	0.13
2022	2259	0.13
2023	2113	0.12
2024	2221	0.13
2025	2078	0.12