Jair

Where Jair comes from

From Middle English Jair, Iair, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρ (Iáïr), from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”). Doublet of Yair and Jairus.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jair
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1940
    Jair da Costa born
    Brazilian footballer
  2. 1955
    Jair Bolsonaro born
    38th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
  3. 1971
    First appearance
    #4,375 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2003
    Peak, #506
    480 babies named Jair — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2012
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,017.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  • A judge of Israel.
Namesakes
  • Jair Bolsonaro · 38th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, born 1955
  • Jair da Costa · Brazilian footballer, 1940–2025
  • Jair da Rosa Pinto · Brazilian footballer and manager, 1921–2005
  • Jair Marinho · Brazilian footballer, 1936–2020
  • Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva · Brazilian association football player, born 1988

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.