Given name

Nyobi

Nyobi is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nyobi is a variant of Niobe. An origin associated with Niobe is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Nyobi is a variant of Niobe. The history of Niobe gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Niobe is associated with a weeping queen.

Combines direct and name-family evidence

Nyobi through the years

Babies since 1880
31
0 boys · 31 girls
Most popular year
2004
11 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Nyobi in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2003–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2004.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Nyobi’s family of names

Nyobi has a related form in Niobe.

Walk Nyobi’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Nyobi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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“hill”

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“light”

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Princessa

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Ixchell

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Yaleena

“the shining light”

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Deianeira

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Kinzie

“the king's victory” · “the victorious prince”

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Kaitlyn

“one who is pure; virginal”

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Sibling ideas

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