Bobbi
Bobbi is a given name and nickname, almost exclusively feminine and usually a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Roberta or Barbara. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bobbi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bobbi is a given name and nickname, almost exclusively feminine and usually a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Roberta or Barbara. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bobbi
The earliest SSA record of Bobbi as a baby girl name dates back to 1932, when 6 babies received it. 1971 was its biggest year on record, with 844 newborns named Bobbi — #315 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Bobbis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,982 among baby girl names with 99 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). In total, more than 24K Bobbis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Bobbi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bobbi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Bobbi
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- Bobbi Andera , American politician
- Roberta Beavers (born 1942), American politician
- Bobbi Brown (born 1957), American makeup artist and founder and CCO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
- Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993–2015), American reality television personality, singer and actress, daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
- Robert Bobbi Campbell (1952–1984), early American AIDS activist and victim
- Bobbi Eden (born 1980), Dutch porn actress and model Priscilla Hendrikse
- Roberta Bobbi Fiedler (1937–2019), American politician
- Roberta Bobbi Gibb (born 1942), first woman to complete the Boston Marathon, three-time women's Boston Marathon winner
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Names that sound like Bobbi
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bobbi is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Bobbi
Bobbi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 24K births in the dataset. Bobbi's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #315. Use the chart and map above to compare Bobbi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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