Bobbie

#2,064 for girls in 2025, 91 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 82.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1934 · 2,190 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
88,627
since 1883

Bobbie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #110, 1934peak #178, 1931girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,06491#12,0085
2024#2,66165—
2023#2,55569#10,8216
2022#2,95656#9,8237
2021#2,75162—
2020#3,54642#8,0679
2019#3,78839#10,8036
2018#2,78261#7,13611
2017#3,09152#10,7756
2016#4,25034—
2015#3,59543#7,49110
2014#3,65242#10,7176
2013#2,80461—
2012#3,09454#4,86219
2011#3,01456#7,00911
2010#3,30649#7,59110
2009#3,25251#9,8647
2008#2,69068#7,18711
2007#2,41878#4,49321
2006#2,70166#6,90411
2005#2,07390#6,63411
2004#1,96295#5,81313
2003#1,743108#7,2459
2002#1,632113#6,08811
2001#1,331144#4,30218
2000#1,298148#4,78515
1999#1,086184#3,83419
1998#1,007198#4,01917
1997#789264#3,60119
1996#752281#2,59029
1995#667320#2,34633
1994#633346#2,68527
1993#688314#2,12337
1992#762273#2,83424
1991#625361#1,86742
1990#638351#1,61551
1989#570387#1,41160
1988#558383#1,34159
1987#503424#1,53446
1986#475451#1,25559
1985#404559#1,24259
1984#374608#1,17460
1983#315737#1,16660
1982#261947#1,01979
1981#269934#97685
1980#270923#95489
1979#280877#1,02874
1978#265876#96181
1977#251983#89391
1976#2291,049#86693
1975#2331,042#831100
1974#2361,073#85687
1973#2401,076#86085
1972#2361,175#766108
1971#2421,205#761117
1970#2531,220#769115
1969#2721,056#689131
1968#298871#699116
1967#294856#646133
1966#292860#644132
1965#294908#625147
1964#319863#629152
1963#336793#627155
1962#318875#618156
1961#306896#630157
1960#2901,003#563194
1959#2671,077#601168
1958#2581,140#609159
1957#2501,162#583174
1956#2331,238#576175
1955#2371,158#567170
1954#2151,384#600151
1953#2211,316#501193
1952#2121,333#558157
1951#1921,489#505180
1950#1951,388#487191
1949#1881,470#450219
1948#1791,543#464206
1947#1781,618#429253
1946#1711,556#417232
1945#1501,563#367264
1944#1441,710#365272
1943#1471,804#331342
1942#1511,668#315379
1941#1451,633#279423
1940#1471,632#266443
1939#1411,676#242475
1938#1271,868#221544
1937#1221,953#204597
1936#1191,986#197627
1935#1162,004#211570
1934#1102,190#191660
1933#1142,010#195618
1932#1132,126#191690
1931#1241,901#178751
1930#1351,765#200696
1929#1461,529#210603
1928#1661,257#226581
1927#1941,058#254502
1926#218839#271437
1925#254677#315325
1924#297503#391239
1923#315419#421206
1922#359338#448186
1921#358342#537135
1920#384292#545127
1919#378297#71678
1918#400266#72877
1917#416232#79762
1916#458194#81058
1915#441193#96242
1914#451148#1,01930
1913#431132#1,11221
1912#457107#1,05919
1911#42193#98212
1910#58450#67719
1909#46864#95110
1908#42672#1,3735
1907#48953#86610
1906#51544#1,1116
1905#45854#1,0916
1904#68226#1,2055
1903#62828#7839
1902#59131#1,0136
1901#55930—
1900#58935#1,1626
1899#75618—
1898#75020#1,1215
1897#76117—
1896#81316—
1895#59626—
1894#1,0619—
1893#71317—
1892#83013—
1891#58920—
1890#75813—
1889#75712#9745
1888#9598—
1887#73310—
1886#1,1085—
1885#7459—
1884#9306—
1883#9205—
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1883

The first year at least five girls were named Bobbie! It came in at #920, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Bobbie is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedNHWashington: #362 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #483 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,553 girlsMNIllinois: #402 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,935 girlsILWisconsin: #519 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,668 girlsWIMichigan: #422 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,379 girlsMINew York: #825 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 15,421 girlsNYMassachusetts: #489 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,932 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedSDIowa: #352 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,438 girlsIAIndiana: #273 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,017 girlsINOhio: #306 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,544 girlsOHPennsylvania: #436 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 5,269 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #328 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 2,117 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedUTColorado: #229 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,237 girlsCONebraska: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,774 girlsNEMissouri: #225 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsMOKentucky: #182 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsKYWest Virginia: #367 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,221 girlsWVVirginia: #436 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,538 girlsVAMaryland: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,501 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedDEArizona: #239 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsAZNew Mexico: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsNMKansas: #363 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,007 girlsKSArkansas: #82 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 338 girlsARTennessee: #137 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 718 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #189 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #149 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 707 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #172 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 790 girlsOKLouisiana: #136 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 596 girlsLAMississippi: #38 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 167 girlsMSAlabama: #106 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 529 girlsALGeorgia: #145 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 694 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedHITexas: #220 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsTXFlorida: #203 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,187 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#38 · 1 in 167
  2. Arkansas#82 · 1 in 338
  3. Alabama#106 · 1 in 529
  4. Louisiana#136 · 1 in 596
  5. Tennessee#137 · 1 in 718

Best ever in a state: #15 in Mississippi, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#381521 in 167
Arkansas#82531 in 338
Alabama#106681 in 529
Louisiana#136661 in 596
Tennessee#137511 in 718
Georgia#145651 in 694
South Carolina#149381 in 707
Oklahoma#172271 in 790
Kentucky#182311 in 1,062
North Carolina#189461 in 1,070
Florida#203401 in 1,187
Texas#2201021 in 1,101
Missouri#225281 in 1,590
Colorado#229151 in 1,237
Arizona#239131 in 1,080
Indiana#273251 in 2,017
Ohio#306421 in 2,544
Maryland#307121 in 2,501
New Mexico#30871 in 1,644
California#328771 in 2,117
Nebraska#33351 in 2,774
Iowa#35281 in 3,438
Washington#362101 in 2,847
Kansas#36371 in 3,007
West Virginia#36761 in 3,221
Illinois#402271 in 3,935
Michigan#422211 in 4,379
Pennsylvania#436221 in 5,269
Virginia#43691 in 4,538
Minnesota#48351 in 7,553
Massachusetts#48961 in 8,932
Wisconsin#51951 in 8,668
New York#825111 in 15,421
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Delaware———
District of Columbia———
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Bobbie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 597 spots since 2024 (#2,661 → #2,064)
  • 1,482 spots since 2020 (#3,546 → #2,064)
  • 1,531 spots since 2015 (#3,595 → #2,064)
  • Biggest jump: 465 spots in 1895 (#1,061 → #596)
  • Biggest drop: 363 spots in 1886 (#745 → #1,108)
Rise & fade · girls
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1883
  • Peaked 1934 at #110 (2,190 births)
  • Births halved by 1959, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 113 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1895–1997
Share of babies · girls
1 in 477
  • Highest: 1 in 477 girls born in 1934 were named Bobbie (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 17,662 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 22.0% of all girls named Bobbie (19,479) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s55#733 (1887)#879
1890s169#589 (1891)#763
1900s437#426 (1908)#541
1910s1,712#378 (1919)#444
1920s7,254#146 (1929)#269
1930s19,479#110 (1934)#122
1940s16,197#144 (1944)#160
1950s12,685#192 (1951)#228
1960s8,981#272 (1969)#302
1970s10,576#229 (1976)#247
1980s6,353#261 (1982)#400
1990s2,892#625 (1991)#765
2000s961#1,298 (2000)#2,110
2010s491#2,782 (2018)#3,338
2020s385#2,064 (2025)#2,756

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Bobbie in 1958

girls
#258
1,140 births · 1 in 1,765 girls
boys
#609
159 births · 1 in 13,348 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #258Bobbie1,140

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #609Bobbie159
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,765 of them was named Bobbie, which outranked 96.3% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bobbie
  1. #255Cathleen1,159
  2. #256Stacy1,157
  3. #257Shari1,144
  4. #258Bobbie1,140
  5. #259Therese1,139
  6. #260Erin1,136
  7. #261Christy1,116
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 13,348 of them was named Bobbie, which outranked 86.5% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bobbie
  1. #606Lyndon161
  2. #606Shelton161
  3. #608Domingo160
  4. #609Bobbie159
  5. #609Bryce159
  6. #609Ivory159
  7. #612Burton158
  8. #613Hollis157
  9. #613Jake157

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →