Feminine dossier · first seen 1983

Nairobi

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2021
Peak births
242
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha

Quick answers about Nairobi

How many people are named Nairobi?

An estimated 1,546 living Americans are named Nairobi.

How rare is Nairobi?

Nairobi is uncommon among babies today, with 106 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 56.2% from its 2021 peak.

How old is the typical Nairobi?

The median age of a living American named Nairobi is approximately 5 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 7 years old.

Is Nairobi still popular?

Yes — Nairobi is currently rising in popularity, with 106 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 9.4× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Nairobi most common?

Nairobi has its strongest geographic signal in Illinois, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.

1983Peak 20212025
peak 2021 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
56.2%
2025
106
All-time
1,561
Where it lives now

Nairobi is most concentrated in Illinois — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Florida and California.

States where Nairobi is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: 1.5× the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: 1.8× the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: 2.0× the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY