Jairon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hy-ROHN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Jairon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he shines”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Jairon mean?
Hebrew: elaboration of Jairo, the Spanish form of Jair
“he shines”
Jair is a minor figure in the Book of Judges, one of the judges of Israel.
Is Jairon a girl's or a boy's name?
Jairon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jairon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Jairon, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
2025 had fewer boys named Jairon than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Jairon in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jairon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
Names like Jairon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jackson Johan Jayden Jaylen Cohen Hudson Simon Zion Easton Jonah Jordan Judah
Names related to Jairon
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jairon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jairon, updated 20 October 2026.