Jesus is the Spanish form of the name of Christ, from the Hebrew Yeshua, and means "God saves" or "Yahweh is salvation". In English-speaking countries it is rarely used as a given name, but in Spanish-speaking families it is a traditional sign of devotion, pronounced heh-SOOS. Jesus ranked 76th in the United States in 2000, peaked at number 66 in 2001 and has settled around number 170 in recent years, standing at number 173 in 2025.