Nairobi

“Cold or refreshing water” — Maasai origin

Girl's name · #1870 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Nairobi's best rank, #1043, came in 2021; it has settled back to #1870 today. Roughly 1,600 girls have been named Nairobi since 1983.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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