Jireh
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- JY-ra
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,372 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #880 for boys
Unisex
Jireh is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “will provide”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 880th for boys in the US (271 babies).
What does Jireh mean?
Hebrew: from Jehovah-jireh in Genesis
“will provide”
From Jehovah-jireh, 'the Lord will provide', Abraham's name for the place where Isaac was spared.
Is Jireh a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jireh has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 21 boys in the UK and 107 girls and 271 boys in the US.
How popular is Jireh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 440% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Jireh, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. 6 girls were also named Jireh in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Jireh of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Jireh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22% of the babies named Jireh in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Jireh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
How popular is Jireh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #880among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 271about 1 in 6,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 558% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 271 boys in the US were named Jireh, making it the 880th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 285 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987. 107 girls were also named Jireh in 2025 (1,855th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jireh in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 281 boys in the US were given Jireh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #802, up from #880 for this spelling alone.
- Jireh 271
- Jirah 10
In 2025, 28% of the babies named Jireh in the US were girls.
Jireh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 271 | #880 |
| 2024 | 247 | #933 |
| 2023 | 285 | #850 |
| 2022 | 217 | #1,022 |
| 2021 | 111 | #1,565 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,851 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,741 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Names like Jireh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Yusuf Yahya Hamish Ayaan Bodhi Aarav Zakariya Eesa Ibrahim Shivansh Yunus
Other spellings of Jireh
Names related to Jireh
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jireh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jireh, updated 20 October 2026.