Jesusa
Jesusa is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Jesusa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jesusa is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Jesusa
The earliest SSA record of Jesusa as a baby girl name dates back to 1896, when 5 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 55 newborns named Jesusa — #1,046 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Jesusa on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Jesusa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jesusa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jesusa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chus
Names that sound like Jesusa
Phonetically similar names — useful when Jesusa is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Jesus
- Jeezus
- Geezus
- Gcc
- Geac
- Geus
- Gisa
- Jesen
- Jaysus
- Gtc
- Jisa
- Schizos
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Jesusa
Jesusa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jesusa's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,046. Use the chart and map above to compare Jesusa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.