Forename Jairus

Around the globe, Jairus (Jairus , Jaaja ) is quite a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely female given name. The given name Jairus is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare mostly male, but uncommonly feminine name, and Philippines, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very seldom female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Philippines, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Jairus is the last name as well as the forename.

Jairus is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jairus

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jairus	Philippines, Kenya, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria
Jaaja	Philippines, France, India, Netherlands, Malaysia

First names said to be same

Iair, Jair, Jairo, Jairos, Jaïrus, Yair, Иаир, and יאיר

First name Jairus in the context

Jairus is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jairus , the character from the New Testament, whose daughter was resurrected by Jesus, Gospel of Mark.