Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Nairobi

Gender

Male

Origin

African

Pronunciation

na(i)-ro-bi

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #6526, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1042, 242 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1867, 106 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–106
2024–139
20235172
2022–233
2021–242
2020–215
2019–65
2018–37
2017–24
2016–21

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #2942, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
20244
20233
20226
20218
20204
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence