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.

# 172 in the US

Jesus Rank in US Top 1000

# 1848 on Nameberry

Jesus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Jesus Popularity

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

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