Bobbi
Bobbi was the 1834th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 109 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 314th with 844 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 790 places. More babies were named Bobbi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Roberta · English, Germanic
Say it BAH-bee /ˈbɑbi/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,834 girls, up 953 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 109girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971844 babies
- Total since 1880
- 24,280babies recorded
What does the name Bobbi mean?
Bobbi is a pet form of Roberta, the feminine of Robert, and occasionally of Barbara. Robert is a Germanic name made of hrōþ, "fame", and berht, "bright". Bobbi, with the -i ending popular for girls' nicknames, was most common in the US in the 1960s and 1970s.
*hrōþiz (Proto-Germanic, “fame”)*berhtaz (Proto-Germanic, “bright”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Roberta, Bobbie, Robin, Barbara.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean light, names that mean fame.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Bobbi', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Roberta', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Robert', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Bobbi', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Bobbi popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 64 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,834 | 109 |
| 2020 | #2,787 | 59 |
| 2010 | #3,321 | 49 |
| 2000 | #1,474 | 125 |
| 1990 | #771 | 265 |
| 1980 | #355 | 665 |
| 1970 | #332 | 791 |
| 1960 | #481 | 419 |
| 1950 | #1,155 | 64 |
| 1940 | #1,274 | 34 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bobbi, counting every spelling?
Bobbi is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,116 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,834 for Bobbi on its own. Together these spellings went to 200 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbi | 109 | #1,834 | 417 |
| Bobbie | 91 | #2,067 | 343 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bobbi?
109 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bobbi (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bobbi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 77 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bobbi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bobbi?
About 22,100 people born in the US named Bobbi are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 40 and 59. That makes Bobbi mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bobbi by state
How common Bobbi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bobbi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bobbi, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Bobbi · Sibling names for Bobbi
Bobbi is also a nickname for Roberta.
Questions about the name Bobbi
What does Bobbi mean?
Bobbi means “pet form of Roberta” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Bobbi?
Bobbi was the 1834th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 109 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 314th with 844 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 790 places. More babies were named Bobbi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Bobbi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bobbi in the US.
Where is Bobbi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bobbi was most common in Arizona (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Utah.