How Many People Are Named Jairus?
An estimated 2,630 people in the United States have the first name Jairus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jairus peaked in popularity in 2015 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jairus 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 Jairus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,630
About 1 in 130,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2015
83 births
Total Registered
2,691
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jairus
Jairus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,691 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jairus as a male name
Ranked #3,627 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (83 births)
Jairus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jairus span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 690 babies were registered. While Jairus is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jairus by Decade
How has Jairus 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.
Jairus by State
Birth registrations for Jairus span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Mississippi. On average, about 39 Jairuss were registered per state.
Jairus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jairus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jairus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jairus?
We estimate approximately 2,630 people named Jairus 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 130,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Jairus a common name?
Jairus is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,691 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jairus most popular?
Jairus reached peak popularity in 2015, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jairus is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jairus a male name?
Jairus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jairus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jairus Smith, Jairus Johnson, Jairus 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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