Cairo is a distinctive choice, ranked #427 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Cairo in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#427
US Rank #341
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About the Name Cairo
Cairo has held its ground, ranked #427 in 2025 and never far from its best of #319 in 2023 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Cairo is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Cairo in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #355, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Cairo
Ferdinando del Cairo — Ferdinando del Cairo was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Northern Italy.
A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo — A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo: The Life and Times of Syud Hossain is a biography of Syud Hossain - who was a journalist, an Indian independence activist, and the first ever Indian ambassador to Egypt - written by N.S.
Cairo Conference — The Cairo Conference (codenamed Sextant), also known as the First Cairo Conference, was one of 14 summit meetings during World War II, which took place on November 22–26, 1943.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cairo
Unlikely. With around 93 UK babies named Cairo per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cairo in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cairo has been fairly steady, ranked #427 in 2025 against #374 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #319 in 2023.
Cairo is more popular in the US (#355) than in the UK (#385). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Cairo include: A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo, Miguel Cairo and Cairo University. Short summaries for each appear below.
Cairo appears in the US top 500 at #355 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
93
UK babies named Cairo (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 53 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cairo
Almost certainly the only Cairo in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Cairo
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo: The Life and Times of Syud Hossain is a biography of Syud Hossain - who was a journalist, an Indian independence activist, and the first ever Indian ambassador to Egypt - written by N.S.
The Cairo Conference (codenamed Sextant), also known as the First Cairo Conference, was one of 14 summit meetings during World War II, which took place on November 22–26, 1943.
Miguel Jesús Cairo [ki'-row] is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder and coach who currently serves as the infield coach for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Cairo 52 were fifty-two men arrested on May 11, 2001, aboard a floating gay nightclub called the Queen Boat, which was moored on the Nile in Cairo, Egypt.