#3552024 rank
2022peak year
7,614babies named Cairo since 1880
▼ 3%5-year trend
Cairo popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Cairo mean?
From Arabic al-Qahira, 'the victorious', the capital of Egypt founded in the tenth century. A geographic word-name with ancient, exotic resonance.
OriginArabic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, mythic
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