Jarius
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAIR-ee-us
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Jarius is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he shines”. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Jarius mean?
Hebrew: variant of Jairus, the Greek form of Jair
“he shines”
In the Gospels, Jesus raises the daughter of Jairus, a synagogue leader, from the dead.
Is Jarius a girl's or a boy's name?
Jarius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jarius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,207th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Jarius, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 89 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
2025 had more boys named Jarius than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Jarius in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jarius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,681 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,247 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,004 |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,745 |
| 2003 | 70 | #1,736 |
| 2002 | 81 | #1,526 |
| 2001 | 64 | #1,759 |
| 2000 | 89 | #1,397 |
| 1999 | 85 | #1,380 |
| 1998 | 80 | #1,415 |
| 1997 | 54 | #1,770 |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,737 |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,777 |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,729 |
| 1993 | 59 | #1,534 |
| 1992 | 55 | #1,593 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,089 |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,804 |
| 1989 | 40 | #1,853 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,432 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
Names like Jarius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Josiah, Joshua, Jacob, Elias, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Jordan, Jonah, Elijah, Tobias, Jonas, Jeremy
Names related to Jarius
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
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, “Jarius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jarius, updated 20 October 2026.