MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bobi mean?
Bobi is used as a form of Bobby, the English familiar name derived from Robert or Roberta. Those names come from Germanic elements for fame and brightness.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बॉबी
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
बोबी
Letter-by-letter: bobī
17,169 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bobi in Indian usage
19,700 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 9,676 records (49.1%).
- Recorded as male: 10,024 records (50.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 516 |
| 1970s | 4,873 |
| 1980s | 7,695 |
| 1990s | 6,403 |
| Other decades | 213 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 11,422 |
| Bihar | 1,803 |
| Jharkhand | 1,749 |
| Punjab | 1,678 |
| Haryana | 1,176 |
| Uttarakhand | 671 |
| Rajasthan | 442 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 407 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 222 |
| Other states | 130 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Bobi / M | 16 | 1,613 |
| England & Wales | Bobi / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bobi; Table_6, C1637 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bobi; Table_6, C1637
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bobi; Table_6, C6218 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bobi; Table_6, C6218