Baby Name Popularity Profile

Cairo

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Cairo.

✦ The victorious 🌍 Arabic Traditional
National Rank (2025) #341
All-Time Peak Rank #306 Achieved 2022
Total U.S. Births 9,415 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 94.7% Boy / 5.3% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1979 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 1,101 births in 2022
πŸ’‘ The Cairo Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning The victorious
Language Origin Arabic
Origin Type single
Derived from the Arabic name Al-Qāhirah (Ψ§Ω„Ω‚Ψ§Ω‡Ψ±Ψ©), meaning 'The Vanquisher' or 'The Victorious', referring to the capital city of Egypt.
Pronunciation: KAI-roh
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Cairo across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +5.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +332.7%
2015: 223 births 223 2016: 267 births 2017: 404 births 2018: 543 births 2019: 976 births 2020: 918 births 918 2021: 1,020 births 2022: 1,101 births 2023: 1,010 births 2024: 949 births 2025: 965 births 965
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,101 births in 2022
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 7 yrs
Longest Streak 38 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 6
1980s: 18
1990s: 97
2000s: 344
2010s: 2,987
2020s: 5,963

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Cai-o
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia
States with Data 41
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #302 121 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #215 798 2022 +7.6% Growth
Georgia #185 608 2022 +10.0% Growth
Maryland #191 305 2022 3.0% Decline
Virginia #238 323 2021 2.7% Decline
North Carolina #260 407 2022 +2.1% Growth
South Carolina #243 200 2023 8.0% Decline
District of Columbia #84 59 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #129 26 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #434 141 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #285 126 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #327 858 2022 +58.3% Growth
Louisiana #211 201 2019 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #313 290 2023 +8.0% Growth
New York #283 754 2022 16.5% Decline
California #473 972 2021 25.6% Decline
Colorado #543 79 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #524 140 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #336 147 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #294 320 2022 +14.7% Growth
Washington #820 96 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #320 265 2025 +33.3% Growth
Kansas #605 59 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #336 260 2023 3.0% Decline
Indiana #455 122 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #464 192 2019 30.8% Decline
Alabama #426 88 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #439 92 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 55 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #423 50 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #530 74 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #481 61 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island #183 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 24 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #380 49 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 19 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #590 26 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 15 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #447 10 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume

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