UK name, mostly girls
Bobbi
A diminutive of Barbara, meaning "foreign" or "stranger" in Greek.
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bobbi is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Bobbi popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #594, with 66 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 66 births.
This profile covers 1,267 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Bobbi is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 1,505 living people in the UK are called Bobbi. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bobbi ranked #594 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 66 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 66 girls were registered as Bobbi.
- • Bobbi ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #397 in 2020.
- • About 1,505 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bobbi as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 85.7% of Bobbi registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#594
2024
Births in 2024
66
Latest year
Peak year
2024
66 births
Estimated living
1,505
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Bobbi
In England and Wales birth records, Bobbi has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 14.3% of registrations are for boys and 85.7% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Bobbi registered for boys
- Ranked #2,921 in 2024
- 7 boys registered in 2024
- Peak: 2012 (16 births)
Bobbi registered for girls
- Ranked #594 in 2024
- 66 girls registered in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (66 births)
Meaning
What does Bobbi mean?
The name Bobbi is a diminutive form of the English name Robert, derived from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning "fame" and "berht" meaning "bright." The name Robert gained popularity after being introduced into Britain by Normans following the Norman Conquest in the 11th century.
The earliest recorded use of the name Bobbi can be traced back to the late 19th century, when it emerged as a diminutive form of Robert. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Bobbi Trout, an American baseball player who played in the major leagues from 1944 to 1952.
In the world of literature, Bobbi is the name of a character in the novel "The Accidental Tourist" by Anne Tyler, published in 1985. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1986.
In the field of entertainment, Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993-2015) was the daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. She was an aspiring actress and singer, but tragically passed away at the age of 22.
Bobbi Morse, also known as Mockingbird, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a highly trained agent and a member of the Avengers and the World Counterterrorism Agency (W.C.A.).
Another notable individual with this name is Bobbi Brown (born 1957), an American professional makeup artist, author, and entrepreneur. She founded Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in 1991, which was later acquired by Estée Lauder Companies.
Bobbi Gibb (born 1942) is an American pioneer in women's long-distance running. In 1966, she became the first woman to run the entire Boston Marathon, challenging the then-existing rules that prohibited women from entering the race.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Bobbi over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Bobbi in England and Wales, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Bobbi, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 66 births in 2024, compared with 66 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bobbi by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bobbi was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #784 | 241 | 5 |
| 2010s | #852 | 449 | 10 |
| 2000s | #695 | 447 | 10 |
| 1990s | #732 | 130 | 4 |
Geography
Where Bobbi is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Bobbi. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Bobbi ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #397 in 2020.
Across the UK
Bobbi in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#476 in 2024
32 years of NRS records, 208 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#397 in 2020
10 years of NISRA records, 38 total registered
Related
Names similar to Bobbi
- Bethany 43,226
- Brooke 18,370
- Bella 14,112
- Bonnie 12,149
- Beatrice 11,306
- Bethan 7,968
- Beth 6,440
- Betsy 5,065
- Beatrix 4,317
- Billie 4,220
- Beau 3,231
- Bryony 3,167
FAQ
Bobbi: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bobbi in the UK right now?
In 2024, Bobbi was ranked #594 for girls in England and Wales, with 66 births registered.
When was Bobbi most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 66 babies registered as Bobbi in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Bobbi?
A diminutive of Barbara, meaning "foreign" or "stranger" in Greek.
How many people are called Bobbi in the UK?
A total of 1,267 babies have been registered as Bobbi across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 208 more in Scotland and 38 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Bobbi most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Bobbi ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #397 in 2020. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.