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Kairo

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Meaning of Kairo: American: 'invented name inspired by Cairo'

Kairo is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 231st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 230th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#231

1,611 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#230

215 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,519

First recorded 1995 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 23 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 24 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 41 babies2010: 24 babies20102011: 43 babies2012: 44 babies2013: 71 babies2014: 72 babies2015: 87 babies2016: 159 babies2017: 292 babies2018: 620 babies2019: 1,157 babies2020: 1,219 babies20202021: 1,350 babies2022: 1,457 babies2023: 1,537 babies2024: 1,520 babies2025: 1,611 babies
US babies named Kairo per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,611.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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