Cairo is a distinctive choice, ranked #385 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Cairo in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#385
US Rank #355
About the Name Cairo
Cairo is holding steady in the rankings at #385. It reached its peak of #319 in 2023 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Cairo is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #355, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cairo
Unlikely. With around 108 UK babies named Cairo per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cairo in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cairo has held a stable position around #385 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #319 in 2023 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
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 — 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...; Miguel Cairo — Miguel Jesús Cairo [ki'-row] is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder and coach who currently serves as the infield coach for the Baltimore...; Cairo University — Cairo University is a public university in Cairo, Egypt..
Cairo appears in the US top 500 at #355 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
108
UK babies named Cairo (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 11 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
Likely around 1 other Cairo in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Cairo
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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. Vinodh and published by Simon and Schuster India in 2020.
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. The Conference was held at Cairo in Egypt between China, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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). He played for nine different teams in a 17-year career in MLB, from 1996 to 2012.
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.
Cairo University is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Founded on 21 December 1908, the university is the second oldest institution of higher education in Egypt after Al-Azhar University, notwithstanding the pre-existing higher professional schools that later became constituent colleges of the university.