Boys' name · since 1995
Jhair
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 176 babies named Jhair, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jhair currently ranks #9259 among boys' names in America, with 176 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhair has been recorded 176 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #9259 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #13,743 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,259 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 176 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhair ranks #13,743 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,259 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 176 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jhair's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jhair compares
176 36th percentile among 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
Jhair's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jhair | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jhair's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jhair's full recorded timeline at 2012, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jhair popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #9259 among boys.
176 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 14 births in a single year.
Jhair by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (72 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Jhair's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jhair births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (41% of all-time use).
Jhair decade highlights
- Peak decade 72 births
- Runner-up 52 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Jhair's data
- Jhair's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jhair: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Jhair 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.
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