Cairo

Cairo

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Cairo first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 77 babies (rank #517 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cairo

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cairo yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

618

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	6	#1,806
1997	10	#1,270
1998	10	#1,274
1999	13	#1,088
2000	9	#1,452
2001	9	#1,487
2002	10	#1,427
2003	11	#1,426
2004	22	#943
2005	18	#1,139
2006	27	#889
2007	18	#1,270
2008	27	#968
2009	33	#852
2010	43	#712
2011	37	#813
2012	49	#683
2013	56	#614
2014	45	#716
2015	62	#597
2016	77	#517

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,806

1997

#1,270

1998

#1,274

1999

#1,088

2000

#1,452

2001

#1,487

2002

#1,427

2003

#1,426

2004

#943

2005

#1,139

2006

#889

2007

#1,270

2008

#968

2009

#852

2010

#712

2011

#813

2012

#683

2013

#614

2014

#716

2015

#597

2016

#517

Numerology of Cairo

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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