The baby name Jair is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: JAY-eer (/ˈdʒeɪ.ər/ or /ˈdʒeɪ.ɪr/); Hebrew: yah-EER (yaˈiʁ).
Jair is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jair is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: JAY-eer (/ˈdʒeɪ.ər/ or /ˈdʒeɪ.ɪr/); Hebrew: yah-EER (yaˈiʁ).
Jair is Hebrew in Origin.
Jair stems from Hebrew Ya'ir, from the verb 'or "to give light, shine." It means "he shines" or "may God enlighten." In the Hebrew Bible, notable bearers include Jair of Gilead, a judge of Israel who ruled 22 years and gave his name to the Havvoth-jair; a Manassite leader who captured villages in Bashan; and Jair the Benjamite, father of Mordecai. Greek and Latin renderings give Iair, and the related New Testament name Jairus comes from the same root.
Through biblical transmission, the name entered Romance and English use. Spanish and Portuguese keep Jair, especially common in Brazil; modern Israeli Hebrew prefers Yair. English usage has been modest but recognizable, boosted by Latin American and Israeli prominence. Variants and cognates: Yair, Ya'ir, Iair; related: Jairus. Feminine counterparts are rare but include Yaira/Ya'ira.
| Jair Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro is best known as the 38th president of Brazil, serving from 2019 to 2023. A Brazilian politician and former military officer, he had earlier spent nearly three decades in the Chamber of Deputies, from 1991 to 2019. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #51 | 2 | 749 |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| EC | 0 | #92 | 24 | 2,502 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #98 | 5,183 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #100 | 11,284 | 15,656 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PA | 0 | #107 | 24 | 3,797 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #130 | 785 | 9,305 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #144 | 115 | 3,322 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #165 | 4,604 | 16,355 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #180 | 3 | 2,477 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #182 | 2,936 | 14,506 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #212 | 31 | 5,568 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #213 | 8 | 4,970 |
| CO | 0 | #223 | 381 | 7,768 | |
| PE | 0 | #226 | 85 | 6,350 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BR | 0 | #239 | 108 | 5,969 | |
| PT | 0 | #248 | 3 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #255 | 4 | 3,650 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MX | 0 | #263 | 158 | 8,339 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #276 | 22 | 7,909 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #292 | 77 | 7,951 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #319 | 84 | 5,922 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #323 | 9 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #332 | 7 | 5,948 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #347 | 11 | 8,477 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| BO | 0 | #356 | 26 | 6,868 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| NL | 0 | #381 | 11 | 2,481 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #388 | 367 | 13,390 |
| CL | 0 | #391 | 21 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #402 | 66 | 7,628 |
| France | Boys | 2009 | #407 | 4 | 2,801 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #431 | 57 | 10,188 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #432 | 168 | 9,244 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #432 | 43 | 7,625 |
| Spain | 0 | #440 | 13 | 2,326 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #716 | 177 | 7,044 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #758 | 175 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #781 | 171 | 5,873 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| United States | Girls | 2002 | #884 | 6 | 9,522 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #898 | 44 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #912 | 32 | 14,861 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #969 | 15 | 5,561 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #992 | 87 | 16,140 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,119 | 10 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,158 | 26 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,312 | 160 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Jair is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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