Unisex name · since 2007
Jiraiya
2,278 babies named Jiraiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #990 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,278
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jiraiya currently ranks #990 among unisex names in America, with 2,278 babies recorded since 2007.
Jiraiya has 2,278 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #990 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #3,040 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #990 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,278 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiraiya ranks #3,040 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #990 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,278 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #990 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,278
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jiraiya's 2,278 recorded births place it above 93.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jiraiya compares
2,278 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Jiraiya's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jiraiya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,278 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 357 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jiraiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jiraiya's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 357, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jiraiya popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 357
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Jiraiya popularity over time - girls
131 total births recorded since 2016 (Jiraiya as girls' name)
Jiraiya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,632 births, 72% of the file).
2020s was Jiraiya's strongest decade.
1,632 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Jiraiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 590
2010s
590 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,632 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,632 births (72% of all-time use).
How Jiraiya 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 Jiraiya's total volume
Jiraiya by state
Where Jiraiya concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 335 | 14.7% |
| #2 | California | | 292 | 12.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 134 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 75 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 62 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 62 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 61 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 50 | 2.2% |
335 of 2,278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Jiraiya appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Jiraiyas (335 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jiraiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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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, 2007–2025 (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 Jiraiya 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.