Cairns - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Cairns \ca(ir)-ns\ is a variant of Cairn (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Cairns is "mound of rocks".

The baby name Cairns sounds like Kairns and Kearns. Other similar baby names are Cairne, Kairne, Kairn, Carny, Carne, Gains and Rains.

Cairns is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Cairns. Compare Cairns with related baby names.