Unisex name · since 1979
Cairo
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 9,415 babies named Cairo, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #341 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,415
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cairo currently ranks #341 among unisex names in America, with 9,415 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cairo has been recorded 9,415 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #341 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #1,249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #341 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,415 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cairo ranks #1,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #341 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,415 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #341 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,415
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cairo's 9,415 recorded births place it above 97.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cairo compares
9,415 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cairo's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cairo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,415 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,101 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cairo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cairo's full recorded timeline at 2006, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 1,101 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cairo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,101
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Cairo popularity over time - girls
584 total births recorded since 1994 (Cairo as girls' name)
Cairo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,963 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Cairo's strongest decade.
5,963 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Cairo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s 344
2000s
344 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,987 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,963 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,963 births (63% of all-time use).
How Cairo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cairo's total volume
Cairo by state
Where Cairo concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 972 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 858 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 798 | 8.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 754 | 8.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 608 | 6.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 407 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 323 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 320 | 3.4% |
972 of 9,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Cairo appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cairo's data
- California records the most Cairos (972 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cairo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cairo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.