girl's name
Nairobi
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,634
Nairobi is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 106 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 242 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 31,277 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Nairobi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 |
| 1980s | 30 |
| 1990s | 84 |
| 2000s | 132 |
| 2010s | 222 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,112 |
How popular is Nairobi?
In 2025, Nairobi was given to 106 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nairobi is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nairobi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nairobi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nairobi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nairobi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nairobi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nairobi
How popular is the name Nairobi?
In 2025, Nairobi was given to 106 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nairobi a girl's or a boy's name?
Nairobi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Nairobi?
Nairobi has 3 syllables.
When was Nairobi most popular?
Nairobi peaked in 2021, when 242 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nairobi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nairobi currently ranks #1,868 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.