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Baby name

Jesus

Boy

Origin of the name

Jesus comes, through Latin and Greek, from the Hebrew Yeshua, a short form of Yehoshua, “God saves,” which is also the name Joshua.

Classic name

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The high point came in 2004, with 6,472 births and the No. 70 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 173.
244,281births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 70rank at its peak, in 2004

Where babies named Jesus are born

2004

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The darker the blue, the more common Jesus is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jesus is most common in Arizona (5.4 times), Texas (4) and New Mexico (3.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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