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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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 1968

  • 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: #367 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,351 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: #329 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,811 girlsMNIllinois: #342 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,391 girlsILWisconsin: #376 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,618 girlsWIMichigan: #268 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,736 girlsMINew York: #690 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,569 girlsNYMassachusetts: #472 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,950 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedRIOregon: #383 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,621 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #188 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 813 girlsSDIowa: #324 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,512 girlsIAIndiana: #237 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsINOhio: #260 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,652 girlsOHPennsylvania: #302 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsPANew Jersey: #548 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,362 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #371 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 2,229 girlsCAUtah: #268 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsUTColorado: #266 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsCONebraska: #299 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,987 girlsNEMissouri: #284 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsMOKentucky: #162 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 826 girlsKYWest Virginia: #196 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsWVVirginia: #231 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsVAMaryland: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,160 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedDEArizona: #282 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsAZNew Mexico: #228 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 957 girlsNMKansas: #212 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 986 girlsKSArkansas: #140 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 565 girlsARTennessee: #193 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #218 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #227 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #119 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 500 girlsOKLouisiana: #288 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsLAMississippi: #117 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 488 girlsMSAlabama: #210 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsALGeorgia: #183 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 941 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedHITexas: #257 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,323 girlsTXFlorida: #288 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#117 · 1 in 488
  2. Oklahoma#119 · 1 in 500
  3. Arkansas#140 · 1 in 565
  4. Kentucky#162 · 1 in 826
  5. Georgia#183 · 1 in 941

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#117371 in 488
Oklahoma#119321 in 500
Arkansas#140231 in 565
Kentucky#162291 in 826
Georgia#183401 in 941
South Dakota#18851 in 813
Tennessee#193291 in 1,005
West Virginia#196121 in 1,016
Alabama#210251 in 1,044
Kansas#212141 in 986
North Carolina#218331 in 1,190
South Carolina#227171 in 1,195
New Mexico#22881 in 957
Virginia#231241 in 1,373
Indiana#237301 in 1,326
Texas#257711 in 1,323
Ohio#260501 in 1,652
Colorado#266121 in 1,296
Michigan#268401 in 1,736
Utah#26871 in 1,290
Arizona#282101 in 1,292
Missouri#284191 in 1,731
Florida#288261 in 1,625
Louisiana#288201 in 1,515
Nebraska#29951 in 1,987
Pennsylvania#302421 in 2,005
Iowa#32481 in 2,512
Minnesota#329101 in 2,811
Illinois#342351 in 2,391
Washington#367101 in 2,351
California#371691 in 2,229
Wisconsin#37691 in 3,618
Oregon#38351 in 2,621
Maryland#40481 in 3,160
Massachusetts#47271 in 5,950
New Jersey#54891 in 5,362
New York#690181 in 7,569
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1968

girls
#298
871 births · 1 in 1,883 girls
boys
#699
116 births · 1 in 14,983 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #298Bobbie871

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #699Bobbie116
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 1,883 of them was named Bobbie, which outranked 96.4% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bobbie
  1. #295Janine882
  2. #296Rosemary876
  3. #297Tammi873
  4. #298Bobbie871
  5. #299Lorie866
  6. #300Lydia863
  7. #301Jodie859
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 14,983 of them was named Bobbie, which outranked 85.3% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bobbie
  1. #696Brain118
  2. #696Brendon118
  3. #696Reid118
  4. #699Bobbie116
  5. #699Kermit116
  6. #699Rich116
  7. #699Sebastian116
  8. #703Brooks115
  9. #703Quinn115
  10. #703Rhett115

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

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →