Recorded 1994–2023 Boys' name Peak 2004 123 births

Jayr — boys' name

123 babies named Jayr in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

123 boys have been named Jayr since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

123
total births
1994–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jayr was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jayr in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayr

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Jayr between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayr currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayr performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jayr shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jayr in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayr 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 123 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.

Jayr at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

123

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2004

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jayr popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2004)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 2023201620122008200420001994 6

Jayr by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
61 births that decade — 50% of Jayr's all-time total
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Jayr by state

Where Jayr concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jayr
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 5.7%
California share of Jayr's total US births 5.7%

7 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayr?
123 babies have been named Jayr since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2004 with 12 births.
When was Jayr most popular?
Jayr was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Jayr most popular?
The top states for the name Jayr are California (7 births).
How long has the name Jayr been used?
Jayr has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jayr?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2023 (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.