Fun Facts About the Name Jairo
- More than 11 thousand babies named Jairo: U.S. records list 11,480 babies given the name Jairo from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jairo Mean?
The name Jairo is a Spanish and Portuguese form of the biblical name Jairus. Its ultimate origin is the Hebrew name Yair (יָאִיר), formed from the root אוֹר ('or), meaning 'light,' and commonly understood as 'he will give light' or 'he will shine.' The Hebrew name does not contain a divine element, so the familiar gloss 'God enlightens' is a customary interpretation rather than a literal translation.
Jairo Name History & Origins
The Hebrew Bible has the name Yair (יָאִיר) for several figures: a son of Manasseh who captured towns in Gilead (Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14), the Gileadite judge who led Israel for twenty-two years (Judges 10:3 - 5), and a descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:21 - 23). The Greek New Testament uses Iairos (Ἰάϊρος), the form generally identified with Hebrew Yair, for the synagogue ruler whose daughter Jesus restored to life (Mark 5:22 - 43; Luke 8:41 - 56). Latin Christian texts rendered the name Iairus, and from that biblical tradition Spanish developed Jairo for the New Testament figure. Spanish Bibles usually keep the Old Testament name as Jair and the New Testament name as Jairo. The Spanish j in Jairo is pronounced like a rough English h, a spelling detail of Spanish rather than a Hebrew letter. The name is used in Spain and Latin America, and Portuguese also has the form Jairo.
How Popular is the Name Jairo?
Jairo recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #556 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #935 | 251 | 0.0147% |
| 2024 | #935 | 246 | 0.0143% |
| 2023 | #916 | 252 | 0.0147% |
| 2022 | #897 | 260 | 0.0149% |
| 2021 | #1,039 | 208 | 0.0119% |
| 2020 | #1,008 | 209 | 0.0121% |
| 2019 | #888 | 247 | 0.0138% |
| 2018 | #943 | 222 | 0.0122% |
| 2017 | #886 | 243 | 0.0131% |
| 2016 | #917 | 235 | 0.0124% |
| 2015 | #885 | 251 | 0.0131% |
| 2014 | #866 | 255 | 0.0133% |
| 2013 | #793 | 285 | 0.0151% |
| 2012 | #767 | 298 | 0.0157% |
| 2011 | #746 | 304 | 0.0160% |
| 2010 | #694 | 336 | 0.0175% |
| 2009 | #648 | 383 | 0.0193% |
| 2008 | #556 | 473 | 0.0232% |
| 2007 | #581 | 441 | 0.0213% |
| 2006 | #561 | 446 | 0.0217% |
| 2005 | #559 | 425 | 0.0213% |
| 2004 | #614 | 350 | 0.0176% |
| 2003 | #593 | 364 | 0.0184% |
| 2002 | #623 | 316 | 0.0163% |
| 2001 | #618 | 307 | 0.0158% |
| 2000 | #662 | 272 | 0.0138% |
| 1999 | #730 | 224 | 0.0117% |
| 1998 | #739 | 220 | 0.0115% |
| 1997 | #709 | 223 | 0.0118% |
| 1996 | #696 | 231 | 0.0122% |
| 1995 | #679 | 243 | 0.0128% |
| 1994 | #669 | 242 | 0.0125% |
| 1993 | #708 | 214 | 0.0109% |
| 1992 | #712 | 209 | 0.0105% |
| 1991 | #677 | 224 | 0.0111% |
| 1990 | #677 | 224 | 0.0109% |
| 1989 | #801 | 154 | 0.0077% |
| 1988 | #791 | 144 | 0.0075% |
| 1987 | #820 | 129 | 0.0069% |
| 1986 | #712 | 162 | 0.0088% |
| 1985 | #603 | 211 | 0.0114% |
| 1984 | #1,062 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 1983 | #1,099 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 1982 | #1,065 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 1981 | #1,027 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 1980 | #1,418 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1979 | #2,125 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #2,035 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #2,713 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #2,282 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #2,029 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1974 | #1,950 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #2,078 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1972 | #3,461 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #2,885 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #3,160 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,179 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,230 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,819 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,208 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,928 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jairo Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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