Meaning of the nameJairo
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Jai-ro
- Biblical name
Jairo is a male name of Hebrew origin, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the biblical Jairus, linked to Jair; Wiktionary gives the meaning 'God illuminates'.
- People (2022)
- 69,851
- Rank in Brazil
- #432
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 78,707
- people
Jairo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jairo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (16,371 people).
222 women 69,629 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jairo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jairo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.064%
- Pará 0.048%
- Santa Catarina 0.048%
- Acre 0.047%
- Roraima 0.046%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11,812 | 0.027% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,492 | 0.037% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,971 | 0.064% |
| Bahia | 6,010 | 0.043% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,102 | 0.032% |
| Pará | 3,889 | 0.048% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,618 | 0.048% |
| Paraná | 3,352 | 0.029% |
| Pernambuco | 3,328 | 0.037% |
| Goiás | 2,447 | 0.035% |
| Maranhão | 2,158 | 0.032% |
| Amazonas | 1,616 | 0.041% |
| Ceará | 1,565 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,317 | 0.036% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,146 | 0.030% |
| Piauí | 967 | 0.030% |
| Alagoas | 900 | 0.029% |
| Distrito Federal | 857 | 0.030% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 847 | 0.031% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 829 | 0.025% |
| Paraíba | 760 | 0.019% |
| Sergipe | 726 | 0.033% |
| Tocantins | 596 | 0.039% |
| Rondônia | 547 | 0.035% |
| Acre | 393 | 0.047% |
| Amapá | 314 | 0.043% |
| Roraima | 292 | 0.046% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jairo
Wiktionary, in the Spanish entry, presents Jairo as a variant of biblical Hebrew Yaʾir, which came through Greek and Latin, with the meaning 'God illuminates'. Behind the Name gives it as the Portuguese and Spanish form of Jairus, the Greek form of Jair used in the New Testament, and translates Jair as 'he shines', from ʾor, 'to shine'. In the New Testament, Jairus is the father of the girl whom Jesus brings back to life. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 69,851 people named Jairo, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jairo (Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jair · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jairus · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Jairo · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Jairo
What does the name Jairo mean?
Jairo means “God illuminates”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jairo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 69,851 people with the first name Jairo, which ranks it number 432 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jairo a boy's or a girl's name?
Jairo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 222 women and 69,629 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jairo?
Jairo is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jairo most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.064% of the state's population is named Jairo (6,971 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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