Nairoby
Nairoby is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Nairoby Abigail Jiménez, Dominican Republic badminton player
Meaning & Origin of Nairoby
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nairoby is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Nairoby Abigail Jiménez, Dominican Republic badminton player
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The Story of Nairoby
Nairoby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 14 Nairobys were born — ranking #7,621 that year. As of 2026, Nairoby ranks #8,865 for baby girls with 10 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 118 Nairobys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nairoby
Nairoby is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 118 births in the dataset. Nairoby's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #5,899. Use the chart and map above to compare Nairoby's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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