Jair
Jair was the 1193rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 170 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 506th with 480 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 171 places. More babies were named Jair in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,193 boys, down 290 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 170boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003480 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,269babies recorded
Jair popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1996.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,193 | 170 |
| 2020 | #903 | 249 |
| 2010 | #868 | 243 |
| 2000 | #1,084 | 130 |
| 1990 | #2,340 | 30 |
| 1980 | #4,286 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jair, counting every spelling?
Jair is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #759 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,193 for Jair on its own. Together these spellings went to 328 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jair | 170 | #1,193 | 987 |
| Jaire | 135 | #1,371 | 707 |
| Jaaire | 6 | #11,196 | 51 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jair?
170 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jair (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jair born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 49 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jair.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jair?
About 7,100 people born in the US named Jair are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Jair mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jair by state
How common Jair was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.3×), Texas (1.7×), California (1.5×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jair: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jair, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jair
How popular is the name Jair?
Jair was the 1193rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 170 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 506th with 480 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 171 places. More babies were named Jair in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jair a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jair in the US.
Where is Jair most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jair was most common in Georgia (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.