The baby name Obi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-bee (IPA: /ˈoʊ.bi/).
Obi is Igbo in Origin.
The baby name Obi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-bee (IPA: /ˈoʊ.bi/).
Obi is Igbo in Origin.
Obi is an Igbo given name from southeastern Nigeria, derived from the Igbo word obi, meaning “heart,” “core,” or “homestead/compound.” In several Igbo kingdoms, Obi is also the traditional title for a ruler, as in the Obi of Onitsha, which lends the name connotations of centrality, leadership, and prestige. As a personal name it is usually masculine in Nigeria but is increasingly used as gender‑neutral in the diaspora.
Obi appears both as a standalone name and as a familiar short form of longer Igbo names built on obi, such as Obinna (“father’s heart”), Obiora (“the community’s heart/day”), Obiajulu (“the heart has found rest”), and Obiefuna (“may the heart find rest”). Spelling variants include Óbí with diacritics and the Anglicized nickname Obie; Obi also occurs as an Igbo surname. Global awareness of the name has been boosted by pop culture (notably “Obi‑Wan Kenobi”), though the Japanese word obi (“kimono sash”) is etymologically unrelated.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| NG | 0 | #108 | 168 | 5,926 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #179 | 3,101 | 16,906 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2019 | #183 | 2 | 1,462 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1,432 | 15,093 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #242 | 7 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #245 | 5 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #247 | 7 | 6,830 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #287 | 11 | 7,909 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Boys | 2022 | #303 | 8 | 2,557 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #314 | 11 | 6,973 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #319 | 27 | 8,138 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #410 | 36 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #423 | 130 | 12,054 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #461 | 80 | 11,671 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| LY | 0 | #492 | 44 | 12,703 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #516 | 12 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #539 | 38 | 10,045 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #617 | 9 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #642 | 9 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #695 | 13 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #716 | 13 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #863 | 19 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #864 | 29 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #874 | 13 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #906 | 47 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #909 | 22 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #923 | 29 | 5,873 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,041 | 52 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,073 | 39 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,089 | 90 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,100 | 29 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,135 | 42 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,192 | 20 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,392 | 80 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,564 | 51 | 28,008 |
Obi is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:
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