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Mostly boys · Egyptian place-name, Arabic

Cairo

“the conqueror, the victorious”

Say it KY-rohPronunciation may vary by region.

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The story behind the name

Meet Cairo.

US birth records for 2025 list 35 girls named Cairo (rank #4,085) and 965 boys named Cairo (rank #341).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 38 in 2024 to 35 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 949 in 2024 to 965 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Cairo?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#4,08535 recorded births
Boys · 2025#341965 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420251,1010
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys341965
2025Girls4,08535
2024Boys354949
2024Girls3,90638
2023Boys3311,010
2023Girls3,33848
2022Boys3061,101
2022Girls2,96656
2021Boys3251,020
2021Girls2,56068
2020Boys348918
2020Girls3,02753
2019Boys342976
2019Girls2,45672
2018Boys522543
2018Girls4,68329
2017Boys639404
2017Girls7,92514
2016Boys844267
2016Girls7,32116
2015Boys942223
2015Girls12,0428
2014Boys1,103173
2014Girls8,13714

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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