Jireh: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “will provide”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- JY-ruh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (42% girls, 58% boys since 1880)
From the biblical phrase Jehovah-jireh/YHWH yir'eh in Genesis 22:14, usually understood as 'the Lord will provide.' As a standalone given name, it is modern devotional usage.
How popular is Jireh?
Babies named Jireh in 2024359
2024 rank#940 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18802,818
Jireh is rising: use over the last five years is 3.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jireh
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jireh questions
What does the name Jireh mean?
Jireh means "will provide". It comes from Hebrew. From the biblical phrase Jehovah-jireh/YHWH yir'eh in Genesis 22:14, usually understood as 'the Lord will provide.' As a standalone given name, it is modern devotional usage.
Is Jireh a boy or girl name?
Jireh is used for both: about 42% of US babies named Jireh since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Jireh?
359 US babies were named Jireh in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Jireh?
Jireh is usually pronounced JY-ruh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.