boy's name
Jair
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,330
Jair is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2003, when 480 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,502 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Jair over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 54 |
| 1980s | 154 |
| 1990s | 715 |
| 2000s | 2,940 |
| 2010s | 2,170 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,236 |
How popular is Jair?
In 2025, Jair was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jair is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Jair is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jaïr | Jaïr is a rare spelling of Jair, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
Names that peaked alongside Jair
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jair also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jair over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jair
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jair — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jair
How popular is the name Jair?
In 2025, Jair was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jair a girl's or a boy's name?
Jair is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jair most popular?
Jair peaked in 2003, when 480 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jair a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jair currently ranks #1,193 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.