Jairus
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god awakens; the lord enlightens.
Babies a year
62
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies
Jairus by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Jairus. In the US, 62 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 83 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jairus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Jairus, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
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