Kairo
Kairo is a distinctive choice, ranked #249 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kairo in their class.
About the Name Kairo
Kairo has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 5607 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #285 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Kairo is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kairo in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #238, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Kairo
- Kairo (band) — Kairo was a Mexican pop vocal group established in 1993 as a trio made up of Paul Forat, Francisco Zorrilla and Eduardo Verástegui, a future actor and politician.
- Kairo Mitchell — Kairo Ellis Mitchell is a Grenadaian footballer who is a striker for Forest Green Rovers and the Grenada national team.
- Peter Joseph Kairo — Peter Joseph Kairo is a Kenyan prelate of the Catholic Church who is he Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri since his retirement in 2017.
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 Kairo
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kairo
Almost certainly the only Kairo in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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