Jesus

Hebrew

"the Lord is salvation"

Jesus Origin and Meaning

The name Jesus is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is salvation".

Jesus -- pronounced hay-SOOS -- is used exclusively and extensively among Spanish speakers, though JEE-zus as in the first name of Christ is never used in the Anglophone world. Jesus Quintana was a character in The Big Lebowski and Jesus Velasquez appeared on True Blood.

Jesus Rank in US Top 1000

# 172 in the US

Jesus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1282 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jesus

• 172 US 2023
• 1282 Nameberry 2025
• 59 Spain 2023
• 13 Mexico 2021
• 84 Chile 2021

Famous People Named Jesus

• Jesus Christ the son of God in Christianity
• Jesús Navas Spanish footballer
• Jesús Manuel Corona Mexican footballer
• Jesús Vallejo Spanish footballer
• Jesús Alejandro Montero Venezuelan baseball player
• Jesús "Jess" Franco Spanish film director
• J. Jesús Blancornelas Mexican journalist
• Jesús Ángel García Bragado Spanish race walker
• Jesús Huerta de Soto Spanish economist
• Jesús Gámez Spanish footballer
• Jesús Mosterín Spanish philosopher
• Jesús Malverde (possibly born Jesús Juarez Mazo) Mexican folk hero
• Jesus Luz Brazilian male model

The name Jesus in Pop Culture

• Jesus Christ the son of God in Christianity
• Jesus Quintana character in the film "The Big Lebowski"
• Jesus Gutierrez; later Jesus Adams Foster character on the TV show "The Fosters"
• Jesus Velasquez character in the TV show "True Blood"
• Jesus "Soos" Ramirez a main character in the Disney XD cartoon "Gravity Falls"
• Jesus a character on "The Walking Dead"
• Jesus Jones British rock band