Robi
Robi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hungarian, Bengali.
- Hungarian
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Robi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hungarian, Bengali.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
- Bengali
The Story of Robi
As a girl name
Robi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1955, with 11 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1963: 14 births, good for #3,458 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Robis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 356 Robis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Robi on the record books as a boy name in 1961, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 10 Robis were born — ranking #2,671 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Robis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 116 Robis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Robi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Robi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Robi
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About the name Robi
Robi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 356 births in the dataset. Robi's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #3,458. Use the chart and map above to compare Robi'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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