Jazair
A feminine name of Arabic origin referring to the country of Algeria.
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Jazair. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jazair today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jazair births was 2020 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jazair. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jazair. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
2020
5 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2023 SSA rank
#13,061
Tracked since 2020
Popularity
Jazair: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Jazair by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jazair during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Jazair
The name Jazair is derived from the Arabic word "Jazeera," which means "island" or "peninsula." It is believed to have originated in the Arabian Peninsula during the early days of Islam, around the 7th century AD. The name is closely associated with the region now known as Algeria, whose Arabic name is Al-Jazair, meaning "the islands."
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Jazair can be found in the writings of renowned Arab geographer Al-Idrisi, who lived in the 12th century. In his work, he referred to the island of Sardinia as "Jazeerat Sardaniya," which translates to "The Island of Sardinia."
During the medieval period, the name Jazair gained prominence among Muslim scholars and travelers who ventured to the Iberian Peninsula, which was under Islamic rule at the time. One notable figure was Jazair ibn Abd al-Rahman, a 9th-century mathematician and astronomer from Cordoba, Spain.
In the 16th century, Jazair was the name of a famous Ottoman corsair and admiral, known as Khair ad-Din Barbarossa. Born in 1478 on the island of Lesbos, he rose to become the ruler of Algiers and a key figure in the Ottoman naval campaigns in the Mediterranean.
Another notable figure with the name Jazair was Jazair al-Andalusi, a 12th-century Andalusian philosopher, and poet. He was born in Cordoba and played a significant role in the intellectual and cultural life of the region during the Islamic Golden Age.
In more recent times, Jazair Al-Sayyad was an Iraqi novelist and short story writer born in 1955. He is considered one of the most prominent voices in modern Iraqi literature and has won several prestigious awards for his works.
It is worth noting that while the name Jazair has Arabic roots, it has been adopted and used in various cultures and regions, particularly those with historical ties to the Arab world or Islamic civilizations.
People
Jazair + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jazair as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jazair: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jazair?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jazair going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Jazair a common name?
We classify Jazair as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jazair most popular?
The single biggest year for Jazair was 2020, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jazair is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jazair in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jazair a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jazair in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jazair still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jazair in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jazair can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Jazair?
See how many people have the name Jazair on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.