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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #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 1969

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedAKMaine: #154 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 700 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedNHWashington: #290 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,621 girlsWAIdaho: #193 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 748 girlsIDMontana: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 804 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #193 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 859 girlsNDMinnesota: #292 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,212 girlsMNIllinois: #289 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsILWisconsin: #287 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsWIMichigan: #278 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,708 girlsMINew York: #602 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 5,790 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedRIOregon: #301 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,723 girlsORNevada: #159 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 557 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #198 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 833 girlsSDIowa: #214 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsIAIndiana: #203 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsINOhio: #232 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsOHPennsylvania: #262 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,641 girlsPANew Jersey: #494 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,133 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #354 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 2,076 girlsCAUtah: #163 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 671 girlsUTColorado: #236 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,088 girlsCONebraska: #220 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,121 girlsNEMissouri: #226 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMOKentucky: #164 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 823 girlsKYWest Virginia: #155 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 698 girlsWVVirginia: #220 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,192 girlsVAMaryland: #333 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedDEArizona: #263 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsAZNew Mexico: #219 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 894 girlsNMKansas: #238 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,194 girlsKSArkansas: #204 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 966 girlsARTennessee: #180 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 868 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #187 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 905 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #184 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 878 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #206 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 925 girlsOKLouisiana: #221 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 993 girlsLAMississippi: #106 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 414 girlsMSAlabama: #188 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 934 girlsALGeorgia: #210 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbie, so not publishedHITexas: #263 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsTXFlorida: #213 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#106 · 1 in 414
  2. Maine#154 · 1 in 700
  3. West Virginia#155 · 1 in 698
  4. Nevada#159 · 1 in 557
  5. Utah#163 · 1 in 671

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#106451 in 414
Maine#154101 in 700
West Virginia#155171 in 698
Nevada#15951 in 557
Utah#163141 in 671
Kentucky#164301 in 823
Tennessee#180351 in 868
South Carolina#184231 in 878
North Carolina#187441 in 905
Alabama#188281 in 934
Idaho#19361 in 748
North Dakota#19351 in 859
South Dakota#19851 in 833
Indiana#203401 in 1,023
Arkansas#204141 in 966
Oklahoma#206181 in 925
Montana#20951 in 804
Georgia#210351 in 1,091
Florida#213411 in 1,082
Iowa#214171 in 1,198
New Mexico#21991 in 894
Nebraska#22091 in 1,121
Virginia#220281 in 1,192
Louisiana#221311 in 993
Missouri#226291 in 1,182
Ohio#232621 in 1,359
Colorado#236151 in 1,088
Kansas#238121 in 1,194
Pennsylvania#262511 in 1,641
Arizona#263111 in 1,221
Texas#263751 in 1,340
Michigan#278421 in 1,708
Wisconsin#287151 in 2,169
Illinois#289481 in 1,766
Washington#290151 in 1,621
Minnesota#292131 in 2,212
Oregon#30181 in 1,723
Maryland#333111 in 2,279
California#354771 in 2,076
New Jersey#494121 in 4,133
New York#602241 in 5,790
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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 1969

girls
#272
1,056 births · 1 in 1,598 girls
boys
#689
131 births · 1 in 13,650 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #272Bobbie1,056

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #689Bobbie131
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 1,598 of them was named Bobbie, which outranked 96.9% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bobbie
  1. #269Alison1,077
  2. #270Marla1,066
  3. #271Darla1,058
  4. #272Bobbie1,056
  5. #273Dianna1,051
  6. #274Jenny1,040
  7. #275Doris1,037
Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 13,650 of them was named Bobbie, which outranked 86.3% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bobbie
  1. #685Levi133
  2. #687Desmond132
  3. #687Douglass132
  4. #689Bobbie131
  5. #689Edwardo131
  6. #689Emmanuel131
  7. #689Lorne131
  8. #694Chance130
  9. #694Collin130
  10. #696Barrett129

Tied with 4 names at #689; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969 →