Jairo is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “God enlightens.” In 2024 it was given to 246 boys in the United States.
Jairo belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “God enlightens” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Jairo first appears in Social Security records in 1950. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #556 in 2008, and in 2024 246 babies received the name — 11,229 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Jairo means “God enlightens” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Jairo is a boy name. In 2024, 246 babies received the name in the US.
Jairo comes from the Spanish tradition.
Jairo first appears in US records in 1950. Its best-ever ranking was #556 in 2008, and 246 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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