Jesus has been given to about 246,966 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Jesus ranks 173rd among American boys in 2025, with 2,084 born that year. Its best year was 2004, when 6,508 babies were given the name, ranking 70th. The typical living American called Jesus is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.25% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.