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Boy name

Obi

Obi ranks #277 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 8 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #180 among boy dog names.
Obi's popularity trend

Obi's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2018.

0.01%0.02%0.03%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
8
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#277
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+530
2014 → 2019
Gender split
93% male
7% female93% male

Gender split comes from 15 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Obi mean?
2 syllables

Obi is a Japanese word for the wide sash worn with a kimono. It's also an Igbo given name from Nigeria, meaning "heart." In popular culture it echoes Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars, though the name itself predates and stands apart from that character.

Obi is short, warm, and easy to call across a room, a name that suits a loyal pet who feels like the heart of the household.

Where Obi shows up

Cats named Obi per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.03%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Obi

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