Kairo: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern spelling of Cairo”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- KYE-roh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
Modern given-name spelling inspired by Cairo, the city name. As a personal name, this spelling is recent; the city name comes via Arabic al-Qāhirah, 'the victorious'.
How popular is Kairo?
Babies named Kairo in 20241,515
2024 rank#238 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18809,898
Kairo is rising: use over the last five years is 30.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Kairo
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Jaydenmodern blend of Jay and Aidan · American (modern coinage)
- Kaydenmodern rhyming name, influenced by Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Jaycemodern form of Jace · American (modern coinage)
- Jaxsonson of Jack · American (modern coinage)
- Zaydenmodern rhyming coinage · American (modern coinage)
- Kaidenmodern variant of Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Cadenmodern name, possibly from Cadan or Cade · American (modern coinage)
- Kashmodern spelling of Cash · American (modern coinage)
Kairo questions
What does the name Kairo mean?
Kairo means "modern spelling of Cairo". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern given-name spelling inspired by Cairo, the city name. As a personal name, this spelling is recent; the city name comes via Arabic al-Qāhirah, 'the victorious'.
Is Kairo a boy or girl name?
Kairo is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kairo?
1,515 US babies were named Kairo in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Kairo?
Kairo is usually pronounced KYE-roh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.