Boys' name · since 1994
Jayr
Jayr has 123 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 123
- total births
- 1994–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Jayr is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 123 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayr has been recorded 123 times among boys since 1994, 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 1994 to 2023.
- 123 total births
- 1994–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jayr's 123 recorded births place it above 65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jayr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jayr's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jayr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2023
- Peak year (2004)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jayr by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jayr's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jayr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (50% of all-time use).
Jayr by state
Where Jayr concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 5.7% |
7 of 123 births nationwide.
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- Jayr's decade-level peak was the 2000s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jayrs (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1994–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jayr: Baby Name Since 1994 - 123 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jayr. 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 Jayr 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.