BabyNameScore

Jireh

Jireh feels distinctive without creating everyday friction in daily use.

89/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Mostly read correctly

    Short, simple spelling with no unusual letter patterns.

    88/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Jireh is drawn from the Hebrew phrase Jehovah-Jireh ('The Lord will provide'), the name Abraham gave to the place where God provided a ram as a substitute sacrifice for Isaac in Genesis 22. The underlying Hebrew word is a form of the verb 'to see,' which in this context extends to mean 'to provide' or 'to see to it.' Using 'Jireh' by itself as a given name is a modern practice, most common among Christian families, that isolates the 'provision' half of the compound divine title as a standalone name of faith. The biblical meaning of the 'Jireh' element itself is well documented, but its use as a standalone personal given name is a modern practice not attested in the biblical text, so claims about exactly when or why it became a first name (rather than only part of the compound title) are not independently confirmed here.

  1. יְהוָה יִרְאֶה (Yahweh-Yireh / Jehovah-Jireh, Hebrew). The Lord will provide / will see (to it) - as a standalone name, 'Jireh' represents the provision element of the compound divine name Jehovah-Jireh. In Genesis 22:14, after God provides a ram as a substitute sacrifice for Isaac, Abraham names the place 'Jehovah-Jireh,' rendered in different Bible translations as 'The Lord will provide,' 'The Lord hath seen,' or 'The Lord sees.' The Hebrew verb underlying 'Jireh' (יִרְאֶה) is a form of the root meaning 'to see,' which by extension in this context conveys 'to provide' or 'to see to it.' The use of 'Jireh' alone as a personal given name is a modern development, not a name attested in the biblical text itself (which uses it only as part of the two-word place name/divine title).
  2. Mythological and religious contextJireh derives from the Hebrew biblical divine title 'Jehovah-Jireh' (YHWH-Yireh), meaning 'The Lord will provide,' first used in Genesis 22:14 to name the site where Abraham offered a ram in place of his son Isaac. It is counted among the compound names/titles of God in Hebrew scripture, alongside titles such as Jehovah-Shalom and Jehovah-Rapha.
POPULARITY

Jireh over time

United States
#881RANK

Rank #881 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #881 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • Yahweh-Yireh / Jehovah-Jirehfull compound form

Cultural Footprint

Jireh as a standalone given name is a modern Christian practice of extracting the second element of the compound biblical place-name/divine title 'Jehovah-Jireh' and using it directly as a first name; it functions as a faith-affirming name referencing God's provision.

More about Jireh

FORMALITY

Jireh is used as a full given name; it is a modern extraction from the two-word compound 'Jehovah-Jireh' rather than a nickname or short form of another personal name.

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Jireh is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

Short, simple spelling with no unusual letter patterns. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

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