Obi
Obi is a boy name of Igbo origin, meaning Heart.
What Obi means
Heart.
Obi is short — 3 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Obi comes from
Igbo names are often compressed statements about God, gratitude, or the circumstances of a birth, readable as sentences by any speaker.
Obi is recorded as Igbo in origin. Browse other Igbo names.
How popular is Obi?
In the boy name rankings we track, Obi falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Obi
The thread we file Obi under is Love — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Love
Names like Obi
These share Obi's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- David — Beloved.
- Amadeus — Lover of God.
- Eros — Love; desire.
- Femi — God loves me.
- Habib — Beloved.
- Khalil — Friend; companion.
- Koda — Friend; little bear.
- Madhav — Sweet like honey; Krishna.
- Milan — Gracious, dear and loving.
- Mungo — Dear friend.
- Romeo — Pilgrim to Rome; the romantic.
- Valentino — Strong and healthy.