Boys' name · since 1971
Jair
Jair has 7,258 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,258
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
7,258 babies have been named Jair since 1971, making it today's #1194 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jair recorded 7,258 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #1194 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,442 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,194 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,258 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jair ranks #1,442 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,194 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,258 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,258
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jair's 7,258 recorded births place it above 96.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jair compares
7,258 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jair's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jair | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,258 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 480 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jair's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jair's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 480, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jair popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 480
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jair popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1996 (Jair as girls' name)
Jair by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,934 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Jair's strongest decade.
2,934 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jair births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 154
1980s
154 births
- 1990s 710
1990s
710 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,934 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,170 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,236 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,934 births (40% of all-time use).
How Jair compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jair's total volume
Jair by state
Where Jair concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,519 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,120 | 15.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 505 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 375 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 339 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 326 | 4.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 270 | 3.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 236 | 3.3% |
1,519 of 7,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Jair appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jair's data
- Jair's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,934 total births) through the 2020s (1,236) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jairs (1,519 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jair: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jair draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.