Jairo

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⭐ Famous Jairo

Jairo Samperio

Spanish footballer

Choose Jairo and your child shares a first name with Jairo Samperio, a Spanish footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jairo, like who?” Jairo Samperio's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 6,807 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jairo, 251 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jairo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJairo first shows up in US birth records in 1950, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 75 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2008, when it reached #556.
• 🚀TrendJairo has climbed 72 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #935. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedJairo is most popular in New Mexico, where it ranks #270, followed by Kansas (#468) and South Carolina (#608). It's in the top 1,000 in 13 states.
• 💬MeaningJairo is a Spanish form of Jair, which means “he enlightens”. Our records link it to Hebrew and Spanish roots.

About the name Jairo

Jairo is a boy name of Hebrew and Spanish origin meaning “he enlightens”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-iro”. US birth records list Jairo for boys from 1950 to 2025, in 61 of those 76 years. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked #556 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #935, with 251 babies.

Origin:Hebrew namesSpanish names