unisex name
Bobi
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 789
Bobi is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 76% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1996 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1979, when 32 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- Bobi started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1942.
Bobi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1996, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 13 |
| 1950s | 49 |
| 1960s | 111 |
| 1970s | 195 |
| 1980s | 185 |
| 1990s (to 1996) | 40 |
How popular is Bobi?
In 1996, Bobi was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Bobi is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Bobi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Bobi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bobi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Bobi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bobi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Bobi
How popular is the name Bobi?
In 1996, Bobi was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Bobi a girl's or a boy's name?
Bobi is used for both girls and boys. About 76% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Bobi most popular?
Bobi peaked in 1979, when 32 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Is Bobi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bobi currently ranks #1,683 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Bobi originally a boys' or girls' name?
Bobi was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.