girls:
224 births since 2015
#5492 (4th percentile)
boys:
8.2k births since 1995
#1303 (72nd percentile)
overall:
8.4k births since 1995
#2950 (62nd percentile)
The name Kairo is the #2,950 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 8,375 recorded births since 1995. This represents the 61.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 61.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,303 (71.6% percentile) for all time with 8,151 births since 1995. For girls, it ranks #5,492 (3.9% percentile) for all time with 224 births since 2015.
Kairo first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1995 (1995 for boys and 2015 for girls).
The name Kairo has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 97.3% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Kairo reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 74.7% percentile (ranked #231) with 810 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 810 births per million (ranked 74.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1999, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kairo is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #231 (74.7% percentile) with 810 births per million.
For girls, Kairo reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 4.6% percentile (ranked #902) with 26 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 26 births per million (ranked 4.3% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kairo is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #906 (4.3% percentile) with 26 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kairo".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kairo. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 90.2% confident that Kairo is pronounced as KAI-roh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEH-roh, at 9.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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