How Many People Are Named Jair?
An estimated 7,011 people in the United States have the first name Jair. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Jair peaked in popularity in 2003 with 480 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jair as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jair paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jair is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,011
About 1 in 48,888 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2003
480 births
Total Registered
7,098
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jair
Jair is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,098 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Jair as a male name
Ranked #1,170 in 2024
177 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (480 births)
Jair as a female name
Ranked #14,299 in 2002
6 female births in 2002
Peak: 2002 (6 births)
Jair: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jair span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,940 babies were registered. While Jair is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jair by Decade
How has Jair tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jair by State
Birth registrations for Jair span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Kansas, District of Columbia. On average, about 172 Jairs were registered per state.
Jair + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jair as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jair
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jair: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jair?
We estimate approximately 7,011 people named Jair are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 48,888 Americans share this first name.
Is Jair a common name?
Jair is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,098 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jair most popular?
Jair reached peak popularity in 2003, when 480 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jair is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jair a male name?
Jair is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jair Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jair Smith, Jair Johnson, Jair Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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