Is Cairo a boy or girl name?
Cairo is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 944 boys were named Cairo, so 3.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.1% of the 8,991 US babies named Cairo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #355
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,965
- Babies named Cairo since 1979
- 8,991
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,157 babies
Boys and girls named Cairo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 97 | 52 | 34.9% |
| 2000s | 344 | 48 | 12.2% |
| 2010s | 2,986 | 186 | 5.9% |
| 2020s | 4,993 | 261 | 5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 944 | #355 | 37 | #3,965 |
| 2023 | 1,010 | #331 | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2022 | 1,101 | #306 | 56 | #2,964 |
| 2021 | 1,020 | #325 | 68 | #2,558 |
| 2020 | 918 | #347 | 53 | #3,025 |
| 2019 | 975 | #343 | 72 | #2,455 |
| 2018 | 543 | #522 | 29 | #4,681 |
| 2017 | 404 | #639 | 14 | #7,924 |
| 2016 | 267 | #843 | 16 | #7,319 |
| 2015 | 223 | #942 | 8 | #12,040 |
| 2014 | 173 | #1,103 | 14 | #8,136 |
| 2013 | 157 | #1,149 | 6 | #14,958 |
| 2012 | 105 | #1,525 | 10 | #10,585 |
| 2011 | 93 | #1,637 | 12 | #9,267 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,640 | 5 | #17,526 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,255 | 5 | #17,799 |
| 2008 | 45 | #2,718 | 5 | #18,031 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,140 | 11 | #10,250 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,410 | 7 | #13,852 |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,746 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,745 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,930 | 6 | #13,896 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,146 | 5 | #15,768 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,315 | 9 | #10,035 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,072 | 8 | #10,517 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,041 | 9 | #9,393 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,158 | 6 | #12,325 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,645 | 13 | #6,776 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,550 | 5 | #13,748 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,926 | 11 | #7,680 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,754 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,754 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,387 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,494 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,302 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,531 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,379 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,444 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cairo reached #306 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #2,455 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cairo
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.