Kairo
Kairo is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kairo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kairo is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kairo
The earliest SSA record of Kairo as a baby boy name dates back to 1995, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 1,572 newborns named Kairo — #229 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 78% of all recorded Kairos. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #229 among baby boy names with 1,572 births, rising sharply (+66% over the past five years). In total, more than 13K Kairos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kairo
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kairo. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kairo
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About the name Kairo
Kairo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Kairo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #229. Use the chart and map above to compare Kairo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.