Jairus
Recorded 1933–2025 · United States
Jairus was most popular in 2015, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,991 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,600, with 50 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,741 people named Jairus.
Jairus over time
How old is the name Jairus?
Jairus first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1933, which makes it about 92 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 58 of the 93 years since.
How many people are named Jairus?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 2,741 American births named Jairus between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 2,665 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Jairus in 2025?
50 American babies were named Jairus in 2025, ranking #5,600 that year.
Is Jairus getting more or less popular?
Jairus is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 46 births a year, against 67 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -31% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Jairus a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Jairus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,741 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Jairus?
Roughly 2,665 Americans named Jairus are alive today — 97% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 22 years old, and half are between 12 and 33.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Where Jairus is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org