Is Nairobi a boy or girl name?
Nairobi is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 139 girls and 0 boys were named Nairobi, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.7% of the 1,490 US babies named Nairobi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,535
- Babies named Nairobi since 1971
- 1,490
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 242 babies
Boys and girls named Nairobi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1990s | 9 | 75 | 89.3% |
| 2000s | 5 | 127 | 96.2% |
| 2010s | 0 | 222 | 100% |
| 2020s | 5 | 1,001 | 99.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,535 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,541 | 172 | #1,319 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,080 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,043 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,124 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,671 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,983 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,476 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,125 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,307 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,219 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,048 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,696 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,021 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,970 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,991 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,313 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,013 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,740 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,100 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,044 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,904 | 9 | #10,824 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,882 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,671 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,926 | 12 | #8,066 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,896 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,224 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,949 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,978 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,252 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,789 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,173 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,965 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,431 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,407 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,469 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,401 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,423 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nairobi reached #5,401 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #1,043 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.