Is Kairo a boy or girl name?
Kairo is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 1,478 boys were named Kairo, so 2.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.6% of the 9,898 US babies named Kairo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #238
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,991
- Babies named Kairo since 1995
- 9,898
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,534 babies
Boys and girls named Kairo, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,478 | #238 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2023 | 1,488 | #234 | 46 | #3,450 |
| 2022 | 1,414 | #250 | 42 | #3,673 |
| 2021 | 1,316 | #263 | 34 | #4,199 |
| 2020 | 1,194 | #280 | 24 | #5,234 |
| 2019 | 1,109 | #307 | 48 | #3,301 |
| 2018 | 608 | #483 | 12 | #8,882 |
| 2017 | 285 | #802 | 7 | #13,357 |
| 2016 | 153 | #1,226 | 6 | #15,222 |
| 2015 | 82 | #1,819 | 5 | #17,745 |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,773 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,173 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,363 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,186 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,419 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,992 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,334 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,712 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,023 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,210 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,138 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,813 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,069 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,868 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,749 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,327 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kairo reached #234 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #3,301 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 Kairo
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.