Jesus Name Popularity

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How popular is Jesus?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Jesus, ranked the 148th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Jesus has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #66 was reached for the first time in 2001 and as recently as 2002.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2004 with 6,467 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Jesus in any given year was 5 in 1891.

Jesus, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1884-1888, 1891-1896, 1897-1900, 1909-1920, 1940-1948, 1965-1974, 1976-1980, 1986-1991, and 1998-2001, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2009-2017.

For a number of years, the name Jesus has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Jesus has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jesus?

Jesus's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Jesus is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jesus (Girl)		Jesus (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	16,629	2,631	148
2017		6	14,865	2,745	144
2016		8	12,214	3,073	134
2015		10	10,438	3,177	129
2014		11	9,805	3,521	111
2013		15	7,939	3,668	107
2012		12	9,344	3,782	101
2011		8	12,685	4,166	93
2010		13	8,933	4,452	92
2009		9	11,890	5,384	78
2008		24	5,838	5,756	79
2007		18	7,226	6,218	77
2006		21	6,224	6,455	74
2005		26	5,018	6,375	73
2004		36	3,940	6,467	70
2003		41	3,491	6,159	67
2002		40	3,421	6,366	66
2001		34	3,820	6,425	66
2000		30	4,113	5,680	76
1999		43	3,067	5,569	70
1998		53	2,589	5,216	76
1997		30	3,750	5,163	71
1996		35	3,324	5,113	74
1995		52	2,468	4,908	76
1994		54	2,390	4,916	79
1993		63	2,135	4,681	80
1992		62	2,165	4,820	78
1991		54	2,364	4,596	80
1990		59	2,186	4,129	90
1989		53	2,257	3,291	103
1988		49	2,284	2,923	104
1987		35	2,803	2,788	105
1986		38	2,587	2,599	109
1985		46	2,234	2,682	109
1984		38	2,490	2,514	109
1983		43	2,249	2,507	108
1982		56	1,905	2,623	111
1981		44	2,283	2,759	108
1980		40	2,404	2,696	111
1979		37	2,494	2,364	113
1978		41	2,248	2,075	124
1977		37	2,392	2,044	132
1976		46	1,945	2,039	129
1975		49	1,860	1,924	134
1974		28	2,637	1,945	133
1973		37	2,148	1,735	142
1972		28	2,540	1,613	161
1971		19	3,413	1,582	170
1970		29	2,542	1,484	185
1969		17	3,375	1,403	191
1968		17	3,234	1,229	192
1967		15	3,394	1,141	204
1966		17	3,091	1,107	209
1965		11	4,048	1,017	229
1964		17	3,160	1,076	228
1963		12	3,884	995	241
1962		9	4,681	1,043	239
1961		16	3,245	972	250
1960		11	4,019	914	262
1959		18	2,804	919	264
1958		16	3,018	865	264
1957		12	3,559	859	257
1956		12	3,572	822	249
1955		8	4,543	844	241
1954		11	3,585	791	245
1953		16	2,748	843	234
1952		20	2,365	809	234
1951		14	2,858	817	231
1950		11	3,312	783	235
1949		17	2,462	783	231
1948		24	1,977	845	220
1947		11	3,342	754	234
1946		20	2,120	700	226
1945		16	2,191	663	211
1944		7	3,875	559	242
1943		8	3,634	560	250
1942		12	2,730	534	247
1941		15	2,222	449	268
1940		10	2,842	463	255
1939		17	1,990	459	250
1938		12	2,501	473	249
1937		20	1,751	509	233
1936		14	2,202	471	240
1935		15	2,151	499	233
1934		15	2,132	538	223
1933		16	2,002	514	226
1932		13	2,426	635	203
1931		24	1,569	630	205
1930		34	1,302	752	186
1929		32	1,355	767	181
1928		32	1,380	774	184
1927		27	1,601	728	195
1926		29	1,522	713	197
1925		34	1,390	722	192
1924		23	1,835	662	209
1923		33	1,411	606	211
1922		24	1,754	561	234
1921		21	1,956	517	247
1920		26	1,638	528	238
1919		15	2,319	439	253
1918		16	2,243	362	281
1917		17	2,049	289	315
1916		16	2,076	271	320
1915		11	2,614	242	342
1914		6	3,389	194	328
1913		9	2,233	145	343
1912		< 5	--	146	299
1911		6	2,324	79	298
1910		6	2,276	73	286
1909		6	2,080	68	272
1908		< 5	--	67	258
1907		5	2,209	54	287
1906		< 5	--	44	314
1905		< 5	--	59	255
1904		< 5	--	44	290
1903		< 5	--	20	478
1902		< 5	--	21	466
1901		< 5	--	27	355
1900		< 5	--	49	297
1899		< 5	--	20	421
1898		< 5	--	20	462
1897		< 5	--	15	533
1896		< 5	--	21	432
1895		< 5	--	17	497
1894		< 5	--	13	579
1893		< 5	--	11	633
1892		< 5	--	11	660
1891		< 5	--	5	1,041
1890		< 5	--	9	703
1889		< 5	--	9	699
1888		< 5	--	20	423
1887		< 5	--	15	442
1886		< 5	--	12	561
1885		< 5	--	14	511
1884		< 5	--	11	587
1883		< 5	--	12	541
1882		< 5	--	14	503
1881		< 5	--	8	675
1880		< 5	--	18	413

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.