Jesus
Meaning of Jesus
Jesus means 'Yahweh is salvation'. It comes from Iesous, the Greek form of the Hebrew and Aramaic name Yeshua, itself a shortened form of Yehoshua, or Joshua. In English it is pronounced JEE-zuhs; the Spanish form, Jesús, is said hay-SOOS.
The name is best known through Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Christianity, and it has long been a common first name in Spanish-speaking countries. Namesakes include soccer players Jesús Navas, a World Cup winner with Spain, and Jesús Ferreira, who has played for the U.S. national team.
In the U.S., Jesus reached its highest rank, 66th, in 2001 and 2002; its best year by number of babies was 2004, with 6,472. It has fallen since then, ranking 173rd in 2025 with 2,078 babies.
Pronunciation
Spanish
- Pronunced as HEY-soos (/ˈheɪsuːs/)
English
- Pronunced as JEE-zuhs (/ˈdʒiːzəs/)
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Notable People Named Jesus
| Jesús Navas - Jesus Navas Gonzalez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right back or right winger. |
| Jesús Manuel Corona - Jesus Manuel Tecatito Corona Ruiz is a Mexican professional footballer and winger for Liga MX club Monterrey. |
| Jesús Ferreira - Colombian-born forward Jesus David Ferreira Castro plays for Seattle Sounders FC and represents the United States national team. |
| Jesús Luzardo - Peruvian born American pitcher Jesus Luzardo plays for the Philadelphia Phillies, debuted in 2019, previously with the Oakland Athletics and Miami Marlins, and represented Venezuela at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. |
| Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo - Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo was a Mexican general sentenced to 40 years in prison in the late 1990s for multiple charges linked to organized crime. |
