Jair
Boy name · Hebrew origin
Jair meaning
he will light up
Jair at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,169 in 2024
Jair popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,133 | 9 |
| 1990 | #2,308 | 30 |
| 2000 | #1,083 | 130 |
| 2003 | #506 | 480 |
| 2010 | #865 | 243 |
| 2020 | #902 | 249 |
| 2024 | #1,169 | 177 |
All 53 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1972 | #3,962 | 7 |
| 1974 | #4,191 | 7 |
| 1975 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1976 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1977 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1978 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1979 | #4,404 | 8 |
| 1980 | #4,133 | 9 |
| 1981 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1982 | #3,282 | 13 |
| 1983 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1984 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1985 | #2,116 | 26 |
| 1986 | #2,684 | 19 |
| 1987 | #2,942 | 17 |
| 1988 | #2,961 | 18 |
| 1989 | #2,784 | 22 |
| 1990 | #2,308 | 30 |
| 1991 | #1,725 | 47 |
| 1992 | #1,510 | 59 |
| 1993 | #1,699 | 51 |
| 1994 | #1,868 | 45 |
| 1995 | #2,055 | 40 |
| 1996 | #884 | 153 |
| 1997 | #1,212 | 97 |
| 1998 | #1,383 | 84 |
| 1999 | #1,215 | 104 |
| 2000 | #1,083 | 130 |
| 2001 | #734 | 237 |
| 2002 | #626 | 315 |
| 2003 | #506 | 480 |
| 2004 | #607 | 353 |
| 2005 | #671 | 314 |
| 2006 | #728 | 296 |
| 2007 | #775 | 281 |
| 2008 | #855 | 248 |
| 2009 | #795 | 280 |
| 2010 | #865 | 243 |
| 2011 | #849 | 251 |
| 2012 | #1,017 | 192 |
| 2013 | #820 | 264 |
| 2014 | #994 | 208 |
| 2015 | #1,018 | 199 |
| 2016 | #941 | 222 |
| 2017 | #1,090 | 179 |
| 2018 | #1,029 | 198 |
| 2019 | #989 | 214 |
| 2020 | #902 | 249 |
| 2021 | #947 | 238 |
| 2022 | #1,102 | 194 |
| 2023 | #1,050 | 207 |
| 2024 | #1,169 | 177 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Jair” (revision 93016746), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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