Cairo vs Cain

Side-by-side comparison of Cairo and Cain — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cairo

Boy name · Rank #355

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Name B

Cain

Boy name · Rank #975

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Cairo Cain
Current Rank #355 #975
Total Births (all years) 8,444 7,441
Peak Year 2022 2014
Peak Year Births 1,101 330
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Cairo Cain
1910ss — 31
1920ss — 51
1930ss — 35
1940ss — 15
1950ss — 38
1960ss — 73
1970ss 6 257
1980ss 18 380
1990ss 97 1,046
2000ss 344 1,480
2010ss 2,986 2,813
2020ss 4,993 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cairo Cain
2014 173 330
2015 223 326
2016 267 324
2017 404 262
2018 543 251
2019 975 284
2020 918 254
2021 1,020 235
2022 1,101 253
2023 1,010 250
2024 944 230

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2024.

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