Kairo is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kairo means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kairo across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kairo has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kairo is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “victorious”. A respelling of Cairo, the Egyptian capital meaning the victorious.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,519 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,669 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 50 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 8 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 26 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kairo per year, United States (1995 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (1,611/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (218/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (9/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2025 (7/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2024 (5/yr).
Kairo has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #427 nationally (given to 1,817 babies that year).
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