Jairus Boy
How popular is Jairus?
#2,604 boy name in 2025
50 baby boys were named Jairus in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.
Jairus popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,604 for boys (▲ 999 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 50 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,804 in 2015, #2,688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (83 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,349 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1933 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jairus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jairus family of names ranked #2,012 for boys in 2025 (#2,831 the year before), with 55 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jairus | 50 | 91% |
| Jaris | 5 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jairus is most popular
Babies named Jairus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (9 boys)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Jairus by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #3,640 |
| 1960s | 26 | #3,043 |
| 1970s | 93 | #2,375 |
| 1980s | 373 | #1,440 |
| 1990s | 621 | #1,349 |
| 2000s | 690 | #1,655 |
| 2010s | 657 | #1,804 |
| 2020s | 276 | #2,415 |
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Questions
- Is Jairus a boy or girl name?
- Jairus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jairus were boys.
- How popular is the name Jairus?
- 50 baby boys were named Jairus in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.
- When was Jairus most popular?
- Jairus peaked in 2015, when 83 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,349 in 1994.
- How many people are named Jairus?
- 2,741 babies have been named Jairus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,670 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Jairus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jairus was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.