Is Jiraiya a boy or girl name?
Jiraiya is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 252 boys were named Jiraiya, so 8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.1% of the 2,154 US babies named Jiraiya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #918
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,679
- Babies named Jiraiya since 2007
- 2,154
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 373 babies
Boys and girls named Jiraiya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 252 | #918 | 22 | #5,679 |
| 2023 | 357 | #735 | 16 | #7,065 |
| 2022 | 317 | #796 | 23 | #5,537 |
| 2021 | 288 | #828 | 20 | #6,046 |
| 2020 | 184 | #1,081 | 8 | #11,541 |
| 2019 | 127 | #1,397 | 6 | #14,580 |
| 2018 | 108 | #1,559 | 9 | #10,944 |
| 2017 | 88 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,262 | 6 | #15,173 |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,701 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 25 | #4,008 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,202 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,273 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,492 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,098 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,465 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,531 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jiraiya reached #735 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #5,537 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jiraiya
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.