Jairus is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Jairus is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,622 for boy births in the United States (and #5,627 across all names), given to 50 babies. Jairus first appears in 1933 and peaked in 2015 (83 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | #2,622 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | #3,641 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | #2,425 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | #2,935 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | #2,603 |
| 2020 | 46 | 46 | #2,705 |
| 2019 | 65 | 65 | #2,177 |
| 2018 | 73 | 73 | #2,004 |
| 2017 | 62 | 62 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 49 | 49 | #2,569 |
| 2015 | 83 | 83 | #1,809 |
| 2014 | 69 | 69 | #2,048 |
| 2013 | 66 | 66 | #2,052 |
| 2012 | 58 | 58 | #2,247 |
| 2011 | 59 | 59 | #2,216 |
| 2010 | 73 | 73 | #1,933 |
| 2009 | 68 | 68 | #2,040 |
| 2008 | 71 | 71 | #1,990 |
| 2007 | 71 | 71 | #1,986 |
| 2006 | 77 | 77 | #1,797 |
| 2005 | 71 | 71 | #1,823 |
| 2004 | 65 | 65 | #1,894 |
| 2003 | 66 | 66 | #1,807 |
| 2002 | 63 | 63 | #1,825 |
| 2001 | 70 | 70 | #1,665 |
| 2000 | 68 | 68 | #1,691 |
| 1999 | 75 | 75 | #1,512 |
| 1998 | 75 | 75 | #1,484 |
| 1997 | 53 | — | #1,803 |
| 1996 | 51 | — | #1,796 |
| 1995 | 58 | — | #1,593 |
| 1994 | 74 | — | #1,356 |
| 1993 | 62 | — | #1,499 |
| 1992 | 57 | — | #1,555 |
| 1991 | 53 | — | #1,598 |
| 1990 | 63 | — | #1,414 |
| 1989 | 51 | — | #1,576 |
| 1988 | 43 | — | #1,656 |
| 1987 | 36 | — | #1,812 |
| 1986 | 36 | — | #1,744 |
| 1985 | 44 | — | #1,513 |
| 1984 | 37 | — | #1,615 |
| 1983 | 37 | — | #1,612 |
| 1982 | 44 | — | #1,450 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | #2,443 |
| 1980 | 25 | — | #2,137 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | #2,830 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #2,418 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #2,714 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #2,651 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #3,526 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #3,423 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,630 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #3,386 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #3,172 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,332 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #3,835 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #3,900 |