Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Jesus

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jesus
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2004

Peak era

2004

Peak rank proxy

6,471

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20042024

Peak year

2004

Decline from peak

65.8%

2024

2,210

All-time

242,168

Jesus is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2004, when 6,471 boys were named Jesus.

In 2024, only 2,210 boys were given the name.

Down 65.8% from its peak.

All told, about 242,168 Americans have been named Jesus and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2004

20046,471 boys named Jesus

20242,210 boys named Jesus

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