US rank #934 Boys' name Peak 2008 11,229 births

Jairo — #934 US boys' name

11,229 babies named Jairo in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s201970s1811980s11341990s22542000s37772010s26762020s1175
#934
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Jairo was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

473 babies were named Jairo in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jairo

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,229 babies named Jairo between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jairo currently holds the #934 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 473 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jairo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,777 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jairo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,586 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jairo in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jairo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11,229 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jairo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

11,229

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

2008

473 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#934

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jairo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2008)
473
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Jairo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,777 births that decade — 34% of Jairo's all-time total
1950s121960s201970s1811980s11341990s22542000s37772010s26762020s1175

Jairo by state

Where Jairo concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jairo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,586 31.9%
#2 Texas
1,806 16.1%
#3 New York
750 6.7%
#4 Florida
540 4.8%
#5 Illinois
445 4.0%
#6 Arizona
366 3.3%
#7 North Carolina
291 2.6%
#8 Georgia
265 2.4%
California share of Jairo's total US births 31.9%
Even split

3,586 of 11,229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Jairo appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jairo?
11,229 babies have been named Jairo since 1950. It currently ranks #934 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 473 births.
When was Jairo most popular?
Jairo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,777 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jairo most popular?
The top states for the name Jairo are California (3,586 births), Texas (1,806 births), New York (750 births).
How long has the name Jairo been used?
Jairo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jairo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaime, Jaiden, Jair, Jai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1950–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.