Kairo

KIE-RO

Spelling variation of place-name Cairo, Arabic

"the conqueror"

Kairo Origin and Meaning

The name Kairo is a boy's name meaning "the conqueror".

Contemporary Kairo fits in with the modern trend of substituting a C for a K initial, and in this case, it works to get you more easily to the cool nickname Kai. In fact, parents in the US and the UK see it as working so well that Kairo took over from Cairo as the preferred spelling of the name back in 2018. Given to nearly 1500 babies each year, Kairo is in the US and UK Top 300.

Deriving from the Arabic al-Qāhirah meaning "the conqueror", Cairo - and Kairo - are associated with the Egyptian city, a place of historical importance and modern architecture too. As a name, Cairo was popularized by rapper Tyga, who used it as his son's middle, and by Brazilian footballer, Cairo Santos.

Notable Kairos include rapper and influencer, Kairo Keyz, and Kairo Forbes, the daughter of DJ Zinhle and the late rapper, AKA.

While Kairo still feels like an unexpected choice, when you combine all the Cairos, Kairos and Kryos together, it was given to nearly 3000 babies in a recent year, making it feel like a name around the #120 mark, similar in popularity to Jasper, Emmett, or Milo.

Kairo Rank in US Top 1000

# 234 in the US

Kairo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1890 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kairo

• 234 US 2023
• 1890 Nameberry 2025
• 533 Future 2028
• 273 England 2023

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