Jiraiya
Jiraiya, originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行), is the toad-riding protagonist of the Japanese folk tale Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari.
Meaning & Origin of Jiraiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jiraiya, originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行), is the toad-riding protagonist of the Japanese folk tale Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari.
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The Story of Jiraiya
As a girl name
Jiraiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2016, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 24 Jiraiyas were born — ranking #5,283 that year. As of 2026, Jiraiya ranks #5,283 for girls with 24 births, rising sharply (+101% over the past five years). In total, more than 157 Jiraiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jiraiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2007, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 357 Jiraiyas were born — ranking #735 that year. As of 2026, Jiraiya ranks #804 for boys with 318 births, rising sharply (+95% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Jiraiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Jiraiya
Jiraiya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jiraiya's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #735. Use the chart and map above to compare Jiraiya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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