Recorded 2011–2017 Unisex name Peak 2012 33 births

Cairi — unisex name

33 babies named Cairi in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s33
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Cairi was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cairi in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cairi

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Cairi between 2011 and 2017, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cairi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Cairi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cairi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cairi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cairi at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

33

Since 2011

7 years of records

Peak year

2012

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2011

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2017

Cairi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2011

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
45678910 20172014201320122011 5

Cairi popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2020 (Cairi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20242020 5

Cairi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 100% of Cairi's all-time total
2010s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cairi?
33 babies have been named Cairi since 2011. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2012 with 9 births.
When was Cairi most popular?
Cairi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Cairi a unisex name?
Yes, Cairi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 33 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Cairi been used?
Cairi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 7 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Cairi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caitlin, Caitlyn, Cailyn, Caitlynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.