Given name & surname
Bobbi
“one who is bright with fame”·“foreign woman”·“a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger”
In English use, Bobbi is a diminutive of Roberta. In English use, Roberta carries the interpretation “one who is bright with fame.” Bobbi is a variant of Barbara. Interpretations include “foreign woman” and “a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Bobbi is a diminutive of Roberta. In English use, Roberta carries the interpretation “one who is bright with fame.” Bobbi is a variant of Barbara. Interpretations include “foreign woman” and “a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bobbi is a variant of Barbara. An origin associated with Barbara is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Bobbi is a diminutive of Roberta.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bobbi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24,280
- 64 boys · 24,216 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 853 babies
- 2025
- 109
- #1,834 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 109 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,834 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 844 in 1971. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,715 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bobbi’s family of names
In English usage, Bobbi is a diminutive of Roberta. Bobbi has a related form in Barbara. In English usage, Bobbi has a related form in Bobby.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bobbi
- Bobbi Kristina BrownAmerican television personality (1993–2015), daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston
- Bobbi BrownAmerican professional makeup artist and businesspersonborn 1957
- Bobbi Sue LutherAmerican actress and modelborn 1978
- Bobbi GibbAmerican marathon runnerborn 1942
- Bobbi HumphreyAmerican soul-jazz musicianborn 1950
- Bobbi BillardAmerican professional wrestler, actress and modelborn 1975
- Bobbi FiedlerAmerican politician (1937–2019)
- Bobbi Salvör MenuezAmerican artist, model, curator and actorborn 1993
- Bobbi JohnsonAmerican engineer and miss USA winnerborn 1945
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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