Bobbi

Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: Germanic — Short form of Roberta

Girl's name · #1834 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Bobbi — on the books since 1932, #1834 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 24,000 girls have carried the name since.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#238 in Netherlands (2025) · #312 in New Zealand (2025) · #608 in Ireland (2025) · #632 in Scotland (2025) · #661 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,148 in Belgium (2025) · #1,577 in Canada (2025) · #1,533 in Sweden (2024) · #397 in N. Ireland (2020) · #5,441 in Ecuador (2006).

Famous Bobbis

Bobbi Kristina Brown — American television personality and singer (1993–2015)
Bobbi Brown — American professional makeup artist and businessperson (born 1957)
Bobbi Humphrey — American jazz flutist and singer (born 1950)
Bobbi Salvör Menuez — American actor and model (born 1993)
Bobbi Gibb — American marathon runner (born 1942)

In stories & tradition

Bobbi Harlow — Bloom County (comics)
Bobbi — The West Wing (TV series)
Bobbi Adler — Will & Grace (TV series)

What Bobbis become

Among 66 notable people named Bobbi:

Entertainers appear 2.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bobbi Kristina Brown, American television personality and singer (1993–2015).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Bobbie (#2067), Bobbi would rank around #1160 with about 200 births last year — the newborns split about 54/46 between Bobbi and Bobbie.

Similar names: Bobbie · Annmarie · Bowie · Toby · Cori · Colby

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