Given name & surname
Robi
“one who is bright with fame”
Robi is a short form of Robert. One German interpretation is “one who is bright with fame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Robi is a short form of Robert. One German interpretation is “one who is bright with fame.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Robi is a short form of Robert. Robert has been associated with Germanic and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Robi is a short form of Robert. In Hungarian usage, Robi is a diminutive of Róbert.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Robi is a short form of Robert. The history of Robert gives this family its wider story. Robert’s historical associations include three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Robi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 472
- 116 boys · 356 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 783 as a first name in 2020; 242 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Robi’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Robi is a short form of Robert. Robi has a related form in Robin. Robi has a related form in Rob.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Robi has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Robi
- Robi SaarmaEstonian footballer (born 2001)
- Robi DomingoFilipino host and VJ (born 1989)
- Robi LevkovichIsraeli footballerborn 1988
- Robi BotosHungarian-Canadian jazz pianistborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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