Jair
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God enlightens.
How Jair has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #941 |
| 2019 | #990 |
| 2020 | #903 |
| 2021 | #947 |
Jair by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Jair. In the US, 178 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 480 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jair. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jair
Names that are said the same way as Jair, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jaire18 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Jair, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Jair
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