boy's name
Jiraiya
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 2,495
the United States
#988
2025 births
Jiraiya is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 250 babies in the United States, ranking #988. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2023, when 374 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 13,262 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2007.
Jiraiya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 56 |
| 2010s | 611 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,742 |
How popular is Jiraiya?
In 2025, Jiraiya was given to 250 babies in the United States, ranking #988 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Jiraiya 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.
Names that peaked alongside Jiraiya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jiraiya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jiraiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jiraiya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jiraiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jiraiya
How popular is the name Jiraiya?
In 2025, Jiraiya was given to 250 babies in the United States, ranking #988 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Jiraiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Jiraiya is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jiraiya most popular?
Jiraiya peaked in 2023, when 374 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jiraiya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jiraiya currently ranks #988 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.