Jesus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jesus is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous, the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua. As its roots lie in the name Y'shua in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua.

From Wikipedia

Jesus first appears in the data in 1924 and has been recorded in 96 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 5,016 babies (rank #12 that year). In 2024 it was given to 275 boys (rank #47). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jesus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jesus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

265,648

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

5,016

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Names ranked near Jesus in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1924	1,674	#8
1930	1,198	#10
1931	1,198	#10
1932	1,198	#10
1933	1,198	#10
1934	1,198	#10
1935	1,198	#10
1936	1,198	#10
1937	1,198	#10
1938	1,198	#10
1939	1,198	#10
1940	2,934	#9
1941	2,934	#9
1942	2,934	#9
1943	2,934	#9
1944	2,934	#9
1945	2,934	#9
1946	2,934	#9
1947	2,934	#9
1948	2,934	#9
1949	2,933	#9
1950	4,169	#8
1951	4,169	#8
1952	4,169	#8
1953	4,169	#8
1954	4,168	#8
1955	4,168	#8
1956	4,168	#8
1957	4,168	#8
1958	4,168	#8
1959	4,168	#8
1960	5,016	#12
1961	5,016	#12
1962	5,016	#12
1963	5,016	#12
1964	5,016	#12
1965	5,016	#12
1966	5,015	#12
1967	5,015	#12
1968	5,015	#12
1969	5,015	#12
1970	4,282	#19
1971	4,282	#19
1972	4,282	#19
1973	4,282	#19
1974	4,282	#19
1975	4,282	#19
1976	4,282	#19
1977	4,282	#19
1978	4,281	#19
1979	4,281	#19
1980	3,290	#14
1981	3,290	#14
1982	3,289	#14
1983	3,289	#14
1984	3,289	#14
1985	3,289	#14
1986	3,289	#14
1987	3,289	#14
1988	3,289	#14
1989	3,289	#14
1990	2,508	#16
1991	2,508	#16
1992	2,508	#16
1993	2,508	#16
1994	2,508	#16
1995	2,508	#16
1996	2,508	#16
1997	2,508	#16
1998	2,508	#16
1999	2,507	#16
2000	1,817	#26
2001	1,817	#26
2002	1,817	#26
2003	1,817	#26
2004	1,817	#26
2005	1,817	#26
2006	1,817	#26
2007	1,816	#26
2008	1,816	#26
2009	1,816	#26
2010	1,049	#48
2011	1,049	#48
2012	1,048	#48
2013	1,048	#48
2014	1,048	#48
2015	1,048	#48
2016	1,048	#48
2017	1,048	#48
2018	1,048	#48
2019	1,048	#48
2020	276	#47
2021	276	#47
2022	275	#47
2023	275	#47
2024	275	#47