Is Jairus a boy or girl name?
Jairus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 31 boys were named Jairus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,691 US babies named Jairus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,627
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jairus since 1933
- 2,691
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 83 babies
Boys and girls named Jairus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 373 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 621 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 690 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 657 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 226 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,627 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,601 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,705 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,176 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 73 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 62 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 83 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 73 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 71 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 66 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 63 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 75 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 75 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 51 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 58 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 74 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 62 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 57 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 63 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 51 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 44 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 44 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,418 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,526 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,424 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,630 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,384 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,174 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,335 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,836 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,900 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jairus reached #1,356 in 1994. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jairus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.