Boys' name · since 2005

Jayar

Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Jayar, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

11
total births
2005–2019
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

11 boys have been named Jayar since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jayar has 11 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2019.

  • 11 total births
  • 2005–2019 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jayar's 11 recorded births place it above 25% 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.

Jayar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jayar's full recorded timeline at 2019, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jayar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
6
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 20052019 6

Jayar by decade

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

2010s was Jayar's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Jayar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayar?
Jayar has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 6 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
When was Jayar most popular?
Jayar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Jayar been used?
Jayar has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 15 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jayar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jayce, Jaylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2005–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jayar: Baby Name Since 2005 - 11 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jayar. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jayar 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 July 2026.