Girls' name · since 1983
Jaira
Jaira has 544 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,531 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaira is the #8531 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 544 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaira has been recorded 544 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #8531 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #11,248 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,531 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 544 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaira ranks #11,248 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,531 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 544 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,531 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaira's 544 recorded births place it above 84.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jaira compares
544 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jaira's all-time total is 45% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 544 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaira splits its recorded history at 2006: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jaira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (243 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Jaira's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
139 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s 84
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 243 births (45% of all-time use).
How Jaira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jaira's total volume
Jaira by state
Where Jaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jaira's data
- Jaira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jairas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Jaira 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.