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 #981

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Metric Cairo Cain
Current Rank #355 #981
Total Births (all years) 9,415 7,628
Peak Year 2022 2014
Peak Year Births 1,101 330
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Cairo Cain
1910s - 31
1920s - 51
1930s - 35
1940s - 15
1950s - 38
1960s - 73
1970s 6 257
1980s 18 380
1990s 97 1,046
2000s 344 1,481
2010s 2,987 2,814
2020s 5,963 1,407

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cairo Cain
2014 173 330
2015 223 326
2016 267 324
2017 404 262
2018 543 251
2019 976 285
2020 918 254
2021 1,020 235
2022 1,101 253
2023 1,010 250
2024 949 230
2025 965 185

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, 1979–2025.

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