Cairo is an uncommon variant of Cara that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Cairo is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #341 among boys (965) and #4,085 among girls (35) — overall #654 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,000 | 1,007 | #4,085 | #341 |
| 2024 | 987 | 987 | #3,906 | #354 |
| 2023 | 1,058 | 1,063 | #3,338 | #331 |
| 2022 | 1,157 | 1,157 | #2,966 | #306 |
| 2021 | 1,088 | 1,088 | #2,560 | #325 |
| 2020 | 971 | 978 | #3,027 | #348 |
| 2019 | 1,048 | 1,048 | #2,456 | #342 |
| 2018 | 572 | 572 | #4,683 | #522 |
| 2017 | 418 | 418 | #7,925 | #639 |
| 2016 | 283 | 283 | #7,321 | #844 |
| 2015 | 231 | 231 | #12,042 | #942 |
| 2014 | 187 | 187 | #8,137 | #1,103 |
| 2013 | 163 | 163 | #14,961 | #1,149 |
| 2012 | 115 | 115 | #10,588 | #1,526 |
| 2011 | 105 | 105 | #9,269 | #1,637 |
| 2010 | 51 | 51 | #17,526 | #2,640 |
| 2009 | 63 | 63 | #17,801 | #2,255 |
| 2008 | 50 | 50 | #18,034 | #2,719 |
| 2007 | 47 | 47 | #10,251 | #3,140 |
| 2006 | 58 | 58 | #13,854 | #2,410 |
| 2005 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,623 |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,746 |
| 2003 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,745 |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | #13,897 | #3,930 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | #15,769 | #4,147 |
| 2000 | 34 | 34 | #10,036 | #3,315 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #10,516 | #5,073 |
| 1998 | 26 | 26 | #9,394 | #4,041 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #12,325 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | #6,778 | #4,645 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #13,748 | #5,550 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | #7,681 | #5,927 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #7,754 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | — | #6,755 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,387 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,494 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,303 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #6,531 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,379 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,444 |