Unisex name ★ peaked 1934

Bobbie

Meaning A diminutive of the male given name Robert Gender Unisex · 83% girls Rank 2025 #2,067 Trend ↑ Rising 65%

A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

Rank 2025
#2,067
among girls · ↑604 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
96
named Bobbie · +48% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,662
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1934
2,850 babies
All-time total
107,049
#405 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Bobbie popularity over time

107,049 babies have been named Bobbie since 1883, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 55 5 60 6 – #736
1890s 169 5 174 17 +190% #591
1900s 437 63 500 50 +187% #427
1910s 1,712 418 2,130 213 +326% #378
1920s 7,254 3,341 10,595 1,060 +397% #146
1930s 19,479 6,228 25,707 2,571 +143% #110
1940s 16,197 3,033 19,230 1,923 -25% #144
1950s 12,685 1,718 14,403 1,440 -25% #192
1960s 8,981 1,473 10,454 1,045 -27% #272
1970s 10,576 951 11,527 1,153 +10% #229
1980s 6,353 656 7,009 701 -39% #261
1990s 2,892 298 3,190 319 -54% #625
2000s 961 127 1,088 109 -66% #1,298
2010s 491 79 570 57 -48% #2,786
2020s (to 2025) 385 27 412 69 +20% #2,067

Where Bobbie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 98 0.06 outside top 500
2027 104 0.06 outside top 500
2028 110 0.07 outside top 500
2029 115 0.07 outside top 500
2030 120 0.07 outside top 500

Where Bobbie is most popular

Girls named Bobbie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.042 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Bobbie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 46 0.055 +29%
Texas 38 0.047 +12%
Colorado 5 0.045 +6%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -25%
New York 5 0.013 -70%
Florida 5 0.012 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Bobbie

Bobbie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,067 in 2025 with 91 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 107,049 American babies have been named Bobbie, about 83% girls and 17% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1934, when 2,850 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1930s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bobbie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bobbie?

The median living Bobbie is about 64 years old; half are between 49 and 78. An estimated 63 thousand people named Bobbie are alive in the United States today.

median 64 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bobbie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 91 #2,067 5 #12,298
2024 65 #2,671 – –
2023 69 #2,564 6 #11,010
2022 56 #2,963 7 #9,971
2021 62 #2,754 – –
2020 42 #3,554 9 #8,168
2019 39 #3,806 6 #10,975
2018 61 #2,786 11 #7,184
2017 52 #3,100 6 #10,955
2016 34 #4,269 – –
2015 43 #3,606 10 #7,560
2014 42 #3,663 6 #10,888
2013 61 #2,808 – –
2012 54 #3,104 19 #4,886
2011 56 #3,017 11 #7,071
2010 49 #3,322 10 #7,650
2009 51 #3,260 7 #9,996
2008 68 #2,696 11 #7,252
2007 78 #2,422 21 #4,515
2006 66 #2,708 11 #6,970
2005 90 #2,077 11 #6,701
2004 95 #1,963 13 #5,849
2003 108 #1,746 9 #7,308
2002 113 #1,634 11 #6,137
2001 144 #1,333 18 #4,319
2000 148 #1,298 15 #4,808
1995 320 #667 33 #2,357
1990 351 #638 51 #1,617
1985 559 #404 59 #1,243
1980 923 #270 89 #954
1975 1,042 #233 100 #832
1970 1,220 #253 115 #769
1965 908 #294 147 #626
1960 1,003 #290 194 #563
1955 1,158 #237 170 #567
1950 1,388 #195 191 #487
1945 1,563 #150 264 #367
1940 1,632 #147 443 #266
1935 2,004 #116 570 #211
1930 1,765 #135 696 #200
1925 677 #254 325 #315
1920 292 #384 127 #546
1915 193 #441 42 #964
1910 50 #585 19 #680
1905 54 #458 6 #1,110
1900 35 #592 6 #1,180
1895 26 #599 – –
1890 13 #762 – –
1885 9 #751 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Bobbie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Bobbie Gentry Bobbie Gentry American singer-songwriter (born 1942) Contemporary
  2. 2 Bobbie Rosenfeld Bobbie Rosenfeld Canadian Olympic sprinter (1904–1969) Contemporary
  3. 3 Bobbie Singer Singer, Austria b. 1981 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bobbie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bobbie?

The median living Bobbie is about 64 years old. Half of all living Bobbies are between 49 and 78 years old.

How many people named Bobbie are alive today?

An estimated 63 thousand people named Bobbie are alive in the United States, based on 107,049 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bobbie mean?

A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

How popular is the name Bobbie in 2025?

Bobbie ranked #2,067 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 91 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bobbie?

107,049 babies have been named Bobbie in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bobbie most popular?

Bobbie peaked in 1934, when 2,850 newborns received the name.

Is Bobbie a boy or girl name?

Bobbie is used for both: about 83% of babies named Bobbie have been girls and 17% boys.

Is the name Bobbie rising or falling?

Bobbie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bobbie become more popular?

Bobbie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 120 girls named Bobbie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Bobbie?

Well-known people named Bobbie include Bobbie Gentry (singer), Bobbie Rosenfeld (athlete), Bobbie Singer (singer).

Names like Bobbie

Names that sound and feel close to Bobbie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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