Cairo

#4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births · #341 for boys in 2025, 965 births
Given to boys 94.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 1,101 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,415
since 1979

Cairo over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #2,451, 2019girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,06735#341965
2024#3,89238#354949
2023#3,32948#3311,010
2022#2,95656#3061,101
2021#2,55868#3251,020
2020#3,01553#348918
2019#2,45172#342976
2018#4,66229#522543
2017#7,84014#638404
2016#7,23016#844267
2015#11,8358#942223
2014#8,05314#1,102173
2013#14,5826#1,149157
2012#10,42910#1,523105
2011#9,15012#1,63593
2010#16,9925#2,63246
2009#17,2945#2,25258
2008#17,5045#2,71745
2007#10,12911#3,13536
2006#13,6067#2,39851
2005—#2,61442
2004—#3,73524
2003—#3,73223
2002#13,5956#3,90921
2001#15,3525#4,12119
2000#9,8749#3,29925
1999#10,3458#5,03513
1998#9,2609#4,01917
1997#12,0706#6,1009
1996#6,72313#4,61313
1995#13,3865#5,50110
1994#7,60411#5,8689
1993—#7,6386
1992—#6,6707
1991—#7,2716
1990—#6,4157
1989—#6,2297
1988—#6,4266
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1979—#5,3556
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First appearance
1979

The first year at least five boys were named Cairo! It came in at #5,355, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1980–1987, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Cairo is popular in 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedMINew York: #663 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,880 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedINOhio: #1,035 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,945 boysOHPennsylvania: #895 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,536 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,056 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 11,949 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #946 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,344 boysVAMaryland: #759 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,496 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedDEArizona: #851 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,358 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #931 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,401 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #791 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,942 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedALGeorgia: #875 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,711 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cairo, so not publishedHITexas: #1,221 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 13,866 boysTXFlorida: #1,090 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,378 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#663 · 1 in 4,880
  2. Maryland#759 · 1 in 5,496
  3. Louisiana#791 · 1 in 4,942
  4. Arizona#851 · 1 in 7,358
  5. Georgia#875 · 1 in 6,711

Best ever in a state: #65 in District of Columbia, 2021.

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StateRankBirthsShare
New York#663211 in 4,880
Maryland#75951 in 5,496
Louisiana#79151 in 4,942
Arizona#85151 in 7,358
Georgia#87581 in 6,711
Pennsylvania#89571 in 8,536
North Carolina#93161 in 8,401
Virginia#94651 in 8,344
Ohio#1,03561 in 9,945
California#1,056191 in 11,949
Florida#1,09091 in 10,378
Texas#1,221131 in 13,866
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cairo
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 13 spots since 2024 (#354 → #341)
  • 7 spots since 2020 (#348 → #341)
  • 601 spots since 2015 (#942 → #341)
  • Biggest jump: 206 spots in 2017 (#844 → #638)
  • Biggest drop: 25 spots in 2023 (#306 → #331)
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1979
  • Peaked 2022 at #306 (1,101 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,586
  • Highest: 1 in 1,586 boys born in 2022 were named Cairo (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,770 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 63.3% of all boys named Cairo (5,963) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1997
  • Mostly girls until 1996, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s6#5,355 (1979)#5,355
1980s18#6,229 (1989)#6,302
1990s97#4,019 (1998)#5,913
2000s344#2,252 (2009)#3,191
2010s2,987#342 (2019)#1,133
2020s5,963#306 (2022)#334

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cairo in 2013

girls
#14,582
6 births · 1 in 292,458 girls
boys
#1,149
157 births · 1 in 12,048 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #14,582Cairo6

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #1,149Cairo157
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 292,458 of them was named Cairo, which outranked 24.4% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cairo
  1. #13,150Zyara7
  2. #13,150Zyia7
  3. #13,150Zykira7
  4. #14,582Cairo6
  5. #14,582Aadi6
  6. #14,582Aaditri6
  7. #14,582Aadvika6
  8. #16,547Aadrika5
  9. #16,547Aahna5
  10. #16,547Aalanah5

Tied with 1,964 names at #14,582; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 12,048 of them was named Cairo, which outranked 91.8% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cairo
  1. #1,144Dash158
  2. #1,144Elmer158
  3. #1,144Trayvon158
  4. #1,149Cairo157
  5. #1,149Dereck157
  6. #1,149Fredrick157
  7. #1,149Gionni157
  8. #1,155Coy156
  9. #1,155Ira156
  10. #1,155Kael156

Tied with 5 names at #1,149; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2013 →