Jesus
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Jesus is a Hebrew name meaning “the Lord is my salvation” or simply “salvation.” Jesus is also a version of Joshua, meaning “God will help.” Jesus is the Son of God and central figure of the New Testament, born in Bethlehem to Mary and raised by her and Joseph. Jesus is used almost entirely by Hispanic families, pronounced hay-SOOS.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Unusual Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, Classic Biblical Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Jesus in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jesus against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jesus is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jesus in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,078 boys were named Jesus, making it the #173 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 244,281 boys have been named Jesus, with the most (6,472) in 2004. It is most common, relative to births, in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Mexico (Mexico City) | #526 girls | 15 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| Mexico (Mexico City) | #15 boys | 728 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| Spain | #55 boys | 545 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024 |
| Spain (Catalonia) (as Jesús) | #195 boys | 22 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
| Brazil | #319 boys (all ages) | 33,756 | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), 2010 |
| Poland | #691 boys (all ages) | 509 | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), PESEL register, via dane.gov.pl, 2026 |
| Spain | #14 boys (all ages) | 256,545 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2025 |
| Spain (Catalonia) (as Jesús) | #39 boys (all ages) | 19,107 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #787 boys (all ages) | 781 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), STATPOP, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Jesus in other languages
- Jesús Catalan, Spanish
- Jezus Dutch, Polish
- Jésus French
- Иисус Russian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Jesus
There are 1,130 towns and villages with Jesus in their name, in 27 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 725🇧🇷 Brazil 212🇧🇴 Bolivia 25🇵🇪 Peru 24🇨🇺 Cuba 18🇪🇨 Ecuador 16🇨🇷 Costa Rica 14🇵🇦 Panama 13
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Jesus Maria | Lima region, 🇵🇪 Peru | 66,171 | Map |
| Jesús Menéndez | Las Tunas Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | 51,002 | Map |
| Jesús María | Aguascalientes, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 43,012 | Map |
| Jesús María | Cordoba, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 36,343 | Map |
| Bom Jesus | Piauí, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 25,387 | Map |
| Bom Jesus | Rio Grande do Sul, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 11,202 | Map |
| Bom Jesus | Rio Grande do Norte, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 9,952 | Map |
| Jesús María | Jalisco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8,249 | Map |
| Jesús Carranza | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4,023 | Map |
| Jesús María | Querétaro, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2,978 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jesus
There are 14 lakes and reservoirs with Jesus in their name, in 5 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 6🇲🇽 Mexico 5🇨🇱 Chile 1🇵🇪 Peru 1🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Jesús | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Jesús María | Guanajuato, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Laguna Jesús | Barinas, 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Map |
| Padre Jesús | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Açude Bom Jesus | Ceará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Açude Bom Jesus | Paraíba, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Açude Jesus, Maria, José | Rio Grande do Norte, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Açude do Bom Jesus | Ceará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lago Bom Jesus | Amazonas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lagoa do Bom Jesus | Piauí, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jesus songs
463 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jesus in their title. The best known:
- Personal Jesus – Martin Gore (1989)
- Jesus of Suburbia – Green Day (2005)
- East Jesus Nowhere – Green Day (2009)
- Jesus He Knows Me – Genesis (1991)
- Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22 – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Jesus Christ Pose – Soundgarden (1991)
- Jesus to a Child – George Michael (1995)
- Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? BWV 81 – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Jesus Goin' A-makeup My Dyin' Bed – Led Zeppelin
- Jesus, Take the Wheel – Carrie Underwood (2005)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Jesus
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jesus as a pet name
FurryName has found 10 dogs named Jesus in public pet registers, making it the #7,099 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (6), Victoria (1), Vancouver (1). Jesus as a dog name →
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