Boys' name · since 1933
Jairus
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 2,741 babies named Jairus, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,614 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,741
- born since 1933
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jairus is the #2614 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,741 recorded since 1933.
Jairus has 2,741 recorded births among boys since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2614 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.
- #2,695 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,614 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,741 born since 1933
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jairus ranks #2,695 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,614 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,741 born since 1933, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,614 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,741
- born since 1933
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jairus's 2,741 recorded births place it above 94.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jairus compares
2,741 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Jairus's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jairus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,741 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jairus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jairus splits its recorded history at 1997: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jairus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Jairus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (690 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Jairus's strongest decade.
690 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jairus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
373 births
- 1990s
1990s
621 births
- 2000s
2000s
690 births
- 2010s
2010s
657 births
- 2020s
2020s
276 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 690 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jairus 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 Jairus's total volume
Jairus by state
Where Jairus concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 206 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 158 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 69 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 68 | 2.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 61 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 60 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 19 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 16 | 0.6% |
206 of 2,741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Jairus appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jairus's data
- Jairus's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (690 total births) through the 2020s (276) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jairuss (206 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jairus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1933–2025 (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 Jairus 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.