Girls' name · since 1984
Nairoby
103 babies named Nairoby in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,810 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 103
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nairoby is the #15481 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 103 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nairoby has been recorded 103 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #15481 nationally and more common than 10% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #26,810 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,481 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 103 born since 1984
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nairoby ranks #26,810 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,481 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 103 born since 1984, peaking in the 2020s.
- #26,810 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 103
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nairoby's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nairoby compares
103 25th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nairoby's all-time total is 73% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nairoby | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 103 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nairoby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nairoby splits its recorded history at 2018: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nairoby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Nairoby by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (61 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Nairoby's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Nairoby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 61 births (59% of all-time use).
Nairoby by state
Where Nairoby concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 5.8% |
6 of 103 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nairoby's data
- New York records the most Nairobys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nairoby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nairoby draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.