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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 NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. 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.