BabyNameScore

Jesus

heh·SOOS · 2 syllables

Jesus is comfortably familiar.

87/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Clear, with one common misreading

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    Shortens naturally in everyday use, with two established short forms.

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

COMMON FORMS
Chuy
Chucho
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORM
Jesús
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

"YHWH is salvation" / "Yahweh saves" — from the Hebrew root y-š-ʕ ("to deliver, to rescue"). Different popularity aggregators report somewhat different historical rank figures for Jesus (e.g., #150 vs. #256) depending on whether they use Census self-report tables or SSA birth-record reconstructions; both figures are reported here as approximate rather than as a single authoritative rank.

  1. Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ, Hebrew). The name traces from Hebrew Yeshua (a shortened form of Yehoshua/Joshua) through Greek Iēsous and Latin Iesus into English Jesus and Spanish Jesús. In first-century Judea and Galilee, Yeshua was itself a very common name for Jewish men, reportedly sharing fifth place in popularity with El'azar (Lazarus), per historical/religious reference sources.
  2. Mythological and religious contextJesus/Jesús is the standard English/Spanish form of the name of the central figure of Christianity; the underlying Hebrew name Yeshua is a shortened form of Yehoshua (the same root as the Old Testament figure Joshua).
POPULARITY

Jesus over time

United States
#173RANK

Rank #173 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Recognizable without feeling automatic. Ranked #173 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

heh·SOOS

STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE

COMMON FORMS
  • Chuy
  • Chucho
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • JesúsES
  • JesusPT
  • YeshuaHebrew, original form
  • IesousAncient Greek
PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

As a child's name, Jesús is a standard, unremarkable choice within Hispanic/Latino families, carrying the same everyday familiarity as other biblically derived names in that community.

INTO ADULTHOOD

In US Hispanic/Latino communities, where the great majority of its use is concentrated, Jesús functions as an entirely ordinary, respected adult given name; outside those communities it is rarely used as a first name in English, which can make it stand out in non-Hispanic professional contexts.

Cultural Footprint

In the English-speaking world, Jesus is used as a given name only very rarely, reserved almost entirely for the religious figure. In Spanish-speaking cultures, however, Jesús is a common, everyday given name for boys, given as a devout expression of Christian faith rather than as anything unusual; in the US it is overwhelmingly borne by people of Hispanic/Latino origin (about 87-97% depending on the data source).

TRACEABLE ORIGIN
  1. Jesús LuzardoMajor League Baseball left-handed pitcher (Miami Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies), the first Peru-born player to reach MLB
  2. Jesús AguilarVenezuelan MLB first baseman

Community Impressions

In Hispanic/Latino communities, Jesús reads as a respected, everyday devotional name carrying the same neutral register as other biblically derived names; in broader English-language US culture it is unusual as a first name and is closely tied to its religious meaning.

How this name is commonly received · not used in the score

More about Jesus

FORMALITY

Functions as a full formal given name in Hispanic/Latino usage; "Chuy" and "Chucho" serve as warm, informal nicknames within families and communities.

Names around it

JosueJoshuaEmmanuelIsaias
EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Jesus is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

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