Jair

Last seen for girls in 2002 at #13,595 · #1,193 for boys in 2025, 170 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2003 · 480 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
7,258
since 1971

Jair over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Jair has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #506, 2003boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,193170
2024—#1,172177
2023—#1,047208
2022—#1,103194
2021—#949238
2020—#902249
2019—#989214
2018—#1,029198
2017—#1,090179
2016—#942222
2015—#1,019199
2014—#994208
2013—#820264
2012—#1,017192
2011—#849251
2010—#865243
2009—#795280
2008—#855248
2007—#775281
2006—#728296
2005—#671314
2004—#607353
2003—#506480
2002#13,5956#626315
2001—#734237
2000—#1,083130
1999—#1,215104
1998—#1,38384
1997—#1,21297
1996#13,5185#884153
1995—#2,05540
1994—#1,86845
1993—#1,69951
1992—#1,51059
1991—#1,72547
1990—#2,30830
1989—#2,78422
1988—#2,96118
1987—#2,94217
1986—#2,68419
1985—#2,11626
1984—#3,10714
1983—#3,88410
1982—#3,28213
1981—#5,4686
1980—#4,1349
1979—#4,4038
1978—#4,5547
1977—#3,8369
1976—#5,5875
1975—#5,4645
1974—#4,1907
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1972—#3,9637
1971—#4,3756
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First appearance
1971

The first year at least five boys were named Jair! It came in at #4,375, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1973, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Jair is popular in 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedMNIllinois: #892 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,562 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedMINew York: #714 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,916 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedINOhio: #854 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 14,064 boysOHPennsylvania: #758 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,391 boysPANew Jersey: #292 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,317 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #828 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 12,074 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedVAMaryland: #509 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,788 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedALGeorgia: #802 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,076 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jair, so not publishedHITexas: #790 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 9,741 boysTXFlorida: #718 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,717 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#292 · 1 in 2,317
  2. Maryland#509 · 1 in 4,788
  3. New York#714 · 1 in 7,916
  4. Florida#718 · 1 in 7,717
  5. Pennsylvania#758 · 1 in 11,391

Best ever in a state: #240 in District of Columbia, 2013.

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StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#292211 in 2,317
Maryland#50961 in 4,788
New York#714151 in 7,916
Florida#718111 in 7,717
Pennsylvania#75861 in 11,391
Texas#790161 in 9,741
Georgia#80261 in 8,076
California#828211 in 12,074
Ohio#85451 in 14,064
Illinois#89271 in 11,562
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jair
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 21 spots since 2024 (#1,172 → #1,193)
  • 291 spots since 2020 (#902 → #1,193)
  • 174 spots since 2015 (#1,019 → #1,193)
  • Biggest jump: 1,171 spots in 1996 (#2,055 → #884)
  • Biggest drop: 328 spots in 1997 (#884 → #1,212)
Rise & fade · boys
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1971
  • Peaked 2003 at #506 (480 births)
  • Births halved by 2012, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 2001–2011
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,115
  • Highest: 1 in 4,115 boys born in 2003 were named Jair (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,048 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 40.4% of all boys named Jair (2,934) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s54#3,836 (1977)#4,547
1980s154#2,116 (1985)#3,336
1990s710#884 (1996)#1,586
2000s2,934#506 (2003)#738
2010s2,170#820 (2013)#961
2020s1,236#902 (2020)#1,061

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jair in 1996

girls
#13,518
5 births · 1 in 350,601 girls
boys
#884
153 births · 1 in 12,381 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #13,518Jair5

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #884Jair153
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 350,601 of them was named Jair, which outranked 14.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jair
  1. #11,807Zorria6
  2. #11,807Zurisadai6
  3. #11,807Zuzanna6
  4. #13,518Jair5
  5. #13,518Aaleeyah5
  6. #13,518Abbiegail5
  7. #13,518Abigahil5

Tied with 2,376 names at #13,518; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 12,381 of them was named Jair, which outranked 91.6% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jair
  1. #879Rohan156
  2. #882Kole155
  3. #882Shea155
  4. #884Jair153
  5. #884Carlo153
  6. #884Cecil153
  7. #884Codie153
  8. #889Ervin152
  9. #889Irving152
  10. #889Loren152

Tied with 4 names at #884; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1996 →