He didn't; the people who chose to follow Jesus named themselves Christians :)
No Jesus never spoke of a religion, but it is more of a relation with god.
Christianity is named after Jesus Christ, the central figure of the religion. Followers of Christianity believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity, so the religion is named after him.
Jesus Christ is the originator of CHRISTianity (named for Christ)
Some say that Jesus was just a wandering holy man who simply wanted to reform Judaism. In this case, probably not.Some say that the Jesus of Paul was a spiritual Christ in heaven, and that the gospel Jesus was a literary invention based on the original, spiritual Jesus. The Epistle to the Hebrews supports this hypothesis. In which case, it is based upon a myth, and not a real person.Some say that Jesus was the Son of God and that the new religion of Christianity was his mission. In which case, yes, he wanted this new religion to be based around him and the Good News of the Gospels that he brought.
The USA has no state religion but most of the country worships Jesus in one way, shape or form.
The state of Maryland was named after Henrietta Maria, wife of Britian's King Charles I.
Jesus was born into the Jewish religion.
Jesus was baptized in the Christian religion.
Without Him, there IS no Christian religion. Jesus IS the Christian religion.
Judaism, the Essenes, the state Roman religion. And a lot more; perhaps the Greek religion as well?
No. Christianity was a religion that was created after Jesus' death. Jesus was a Jew.
Jesus never started a religion.