Boys' name · since 1993

Jairius

55 babies named Jairius in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,521 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

Jairius is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 55 have been recorded since 1993.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jairius has been recorded 55 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1993 to 2013.

  • #21,521 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 55 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jairius ranks #21,521 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,521 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jairius's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jairius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jairius's full recorded timeline at 2001, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jairius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1999)
8
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
456789 199319941999200020012002200420082013 6

Jairius by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (31 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Jairius's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Jairius births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jairius? ▼
Jairius has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,521 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 8 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
Where does Jairius sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jairius ranks #21,521 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jairius most popular? ▼
Jairius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Jairius been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jairius since 1993 -- 21 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Jairius? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaime, Jaiden, Jairo, Jair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jairius's data

  • Jairius's decade-level peak was the 2000s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jairius

Nearby Names Like Jairius

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jairius

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#658 71,491 births
Jaiden Boy
#618 33,302 births
Jairo Boy
#935 11,483 births
Jair Boy
#1194 7,258 births
Jai Boy
#1463 5,160 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jairius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2013 (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 Jairius 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.