Jesus: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Yahweh is salvation”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- JEE-zus · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
English form of the biblical name Jesus, from Greek Iēsous, ultimately from Hebrew/Aramaic Yeshua. As a given name, this exact spelling is especially used in Spanish and Portuguese contexts.
How popular is Jesus?
Babies named Jesus in 20242,210
2024 rank#164 boys
Peak year2001
Total US babies since 1880244,847
Jesus is fading: recent use is about 62% of its level ten years before.
Names like Jesus
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jesus questions
What does the name Jesus mean?
Jesus means "Yahweh is salvation". It comes from Hebrew. English form of the biblical name Jesus, from Greek Iēsous, ultimately from Hebrew/Aramaic Yeshua. As a given name, this exact spelling is especially used in Spanish and Portuguese contexts.
Is Jesus a boy or girl name?
Jesus is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jesus?
2,210 US babies were named Jesus in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.
How do you pronounce Jesus?
Jesus is usually pronounced JEE-zus.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.