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The first name Bobbi

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.

Bobbi is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 57 girls were named Bobbi, making it the 661st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 66 births (#594).

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1,538
babies named Bobbi, 1996–2025
#661
rank in 2025
2024
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bobbi with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Bobbi at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 109 girls born in the United States were named Bobbi, the 1,834th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1971, when 844 were.

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24,280
babies named Bobbi since 1880
#1,834
rank in 2025
1971
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames and spellings

Other spellings and forms

Famous people named Bobbi

10 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Bobbi Kristina Brown
    American television personality (1993–2015), daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston
  • Bobbi Starr
    American pornographic actress, born 1983
  • Bobbi Eden
    Dutch pornographic actress, born 1980
  • Bobbi Brown
    American professional makeup artist and businessperson, born 1957
  • Bobbi Sue Luther
    American actress and model, born 1978
  • Bobbi Gibb
    American marathon runner, born 1942
  • Bobbi Humphrey
    American soul-jazz musician, born 1950
  • Bobbi Billard
    American professional wrestler, actress and model, born 1975
  • Bobbi Fiedler
    American politician (1937–2019)
  • Bobbi Bliss
    American pornographic actress, born 1973

Questions

How popular is the name Bobbi?
In 2025, 57 girls born in England and Wales were named Bobbi, ranking 661st. Its peak was 2024, with 66 births.
Is Bobbi a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 24,280 US babies named Bobbi since 1880 were girls.
When was Bobbi most popular?
1971 in the United States, when 844 babies were named Bobbi, its highest rank at 314th.
What are other spellings of Bobbi?
Bobby and Bobbie.