Given name & surname
Kairo
“from the city of Cairo”
Kairo is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “from the city of Cairo.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “from the city of Cairo.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kairo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,519
- 11,224 boys · 295 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,611 babies
- 2025
- 1,611
- #226 for boys · #4,220 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +117%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,577 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 226 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 117.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 34 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (151). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,366 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kairo’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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