Meaning and history
Obi is a name that means “heart” in Igbo.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 7 births, rank #9,788
2008: 6 births, rank #11,037
2009: 14 births, rank #6,095
2010: 8 births, rank #8,803
20112011: 6 births, rank #10,808
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 11 births, rank #7,026
2014: 12 births, rank #6,632
2015: 10 births, rank #7,491
20162016: 7 births, rank #9,664
2017: 10 births, rank #7,546
2018: 12 births, rank #6,703
2019: 15 births, rank #5,813
2020: 14 births, rank #5,980
20212021: 35 births, rank #3,297
2022: 37 births, rank #3,216
2023: 37 births, rank #3,228
2024: 29 births, rank #3,793
20252025: 29 births, rank #3,757
In 2025, 29 babies were recorded with the name Obi, ranking #3,757 among boys.