Unisex name · since 1987
Jireh
1,898 babies named Jireh in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,413 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,898
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,898 babies have been named Jireh since 1987, making it today's #881 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jireh has been recorded 1,898 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #881 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #3,413 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #881 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,898 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jireh ranks #3,413 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #881 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,898 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,413 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,898
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jireh's 1,898 recorded births place it above 92.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jireh compares
1,898 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Jireh's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jireh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,898 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 285 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jireh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jireh's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 285, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jireh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 285
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jireh popularity over time - girls
1,304 total births recorded since 1992 (Jireh as girls' name)
Jireh by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,175 births, 62% of the file).
2020s was Jireh's strongest decade.
1,175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Jireh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 108
1990s
108 births
- 2000s 236
2000s
236 births
- 2010s 374
2010s
374 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,175 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,175 births (62% of all-time use).
How Jireh 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 Jireh's total volume
Jireh by state
Where Jireh concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 260 | 13.7% |
| #2 | California | | 224 | 11.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 102 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 70 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 36 | 1.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 35 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 34 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 32 | 1.7% |
260 of 1,898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Jireh appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Jirehs (260 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jireh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Jireh 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.