Cairo

Meaning: The victorious
Origin: Arabic — From Cairo, the capital of Egypt

Boy's name · #341 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Cairo is near its high-water mark: it reached #306 in 2022 and still ranked #341 in 2025. About 9,400 boys have carried it since 1979.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#193 in New Zealand (2025) · #211 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #427 in England & Wales (2025) · #495 in Scotland (2025) · #885 in Canada (2025) · #2,042 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,369 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,685 in France (2025) · #655 in Ireland (2024) · #1,762 in Sweden (2020).

Famous Cairos

Cairo Santos — Brazilian-American gridiron football player (born 1991)
Cairo Roberto da Lima — Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1976)
Cairo Godson Ojougboh — Nigerian politician (1959–2024)
Cairo Trindade — Brazilian writer (born 1946)
Cairo Dixon — Australian rules footballer, born 1911 (1911–1985)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Kairo (#226), Cairo would rank around #141 with about 2,500 births last year — the newborns split about 62/38 between Kairo and Cairo.

Similar names: Kairo · Wilder · Kaison · Jairo · Ander · Camilo

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