boy's name
Jairo
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 11,709
the United States
#938
2025 births
Jairo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 251 babies in the United States, ranking #938. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2008, when 473 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 13,209 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
Jairo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 20 |
| 1970s | 181 |
| 1980s | 1,134 |
| 1990s | 2,255 |
| 2000s | 3,777 |
| 2010s | 2,677 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,427 |
How popular is Jairo?
In 2025, Jairo was given to 251 babies in the United States, ranking #938 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Jairo 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 Jairo is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jaïro | Jaïro is a rare spelling of Jairo, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 70 times, mostly in France. | 70 |
Names that peaked alongside Jairo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jairo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jairo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jairo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jairo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jairo
How popular is the name Jairo?
In 2025, Jairo was given to 251 babies in the United States, ranking #938 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Jairo a girl's or a boy's name?
Jairo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jairo most popular?
Jairo peaked in 2008, when 473 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jairo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jairo currently ranks #938 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.