Entry № 4230 · Kikuyu origin

Nyambura Nyambura — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ nyam-BOO-rah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Kikuyu

Meaning

"The rains"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Kikuyu)

The meaning

A name that means "the rains".

Nyambura is one of the nine Kikuyu clan names — meaning "of the rains" or "born in the rainy season." Used widely in Kenya.

Nyambura is widely used in Kenya.

Of the rains. The Kikuyu clan.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Nyambura

Transliteration: Nyambura
Pronunciation: / njæmˈbuː.rə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Nyambura stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Nyambura · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Nyamburas before her.

Real people

Nyambura

Common Kikuyu name.

In fiction

Nyambura

Heroine of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's The River Between.

1965 novel

Names connected to Nyambura.

Numerology

The number behind Nyambura.

The Nurturer

Nyambura reduces to six — the number of Kikuyu rains.

Parents on Nyambura

Why families chose this name.

"Of the rains in Kikuyu. Eight letters. Nyambura."

Wangari · Mother of one · Nairobi