JESUS  

Gender: M
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "the Lord is salvation"

Popularity in 2008: #79

Pronounced hay-SOOS, this name is used exclusively and extensively in the Latino community.

Jesus is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names you LOVE on the Top 100!
• Name you hate on the Top 100?
• WHY DO PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIKE THIS NAME?
• The first name list I ever made
• A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jesus:

• TEENS WHO LOVE NAMES (and how they explain it to Mom)
• CHRISTMAS NAMES: Beyond Nicholas and Noel
• ELIZABETH: The Name That Has Everything?
• LATIN BABY NAMES: The Famous and The Fantastic
• EASTER NAMES