Name Legacy

Nairobi

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Nairobi was most popular in 2021, when 242 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,958 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,405, with 106 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,596 people named Nairobi.

Most popular in2021
Rank that year#1,958
Births that year242
Total since 18801,596
Given to98% girls

Nairobi over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nairobi’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nairobi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nairobi is a girl’s name — 97.8% of the 1,596 Americans given it were girls and 2.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nairobi

Where Nairobi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org