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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 2,190 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 88,627since 1883
Bobbie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,064 | 91 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #2,661 | 65 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,555 | 69 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #2,956 | 56 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #2,751 | 62 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,546 | 42 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #3,788 | 39 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #2,782 | 61 | #7,136 | 11 |
| 2017 | #3,091 | 52 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #4,250 | 34 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,595 | 43 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #3,652 | 42 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #2,804 | 61 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,094 | 54 | #4,862 | 19 |
| 2011 | #3,014 | 56 | #7,009 | 11 |
| 2010 | #3,306 | 49 | #7,591 | 10 |
| 2009 | #3,252 | 51 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #2,690 | 68 | #7,187 | 11 |
| 2007 | #2,418 | 78 | #4,493 | 21 |
| 2006 | #2,701 | 66 | #6,904 | 11 |
| 2005 | #2,073 | 90 | #6,634 | 11 |
| 2004 | #1,962 | 95 | #5,813 | 13 |
| 2003 | #1,743 | 108 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #1,632 | 113 | #6,088 | 11 |
| 2001 | #1,331 | 144 | #4,302 | 18 |
| 2000 | #1,298 | 148 | #4,785 | 15 |
| 1999 | #1,086 | 184 | #3,834 | 19 |
| 1998 | #1,007 | 198 | #4,019 | 17 |
| 1997 | #789 | 264 | #3,601 | 19 |
| 1996 | #752 | 281 | #2,590 | 29 |
| 1995 | #667 | 320 | #2,346 | 33 |
| 1994 | #633 | 346 | #2,685 | 27 |
| 1993 | #688 | 314 | #2,123 | 37 |
| 1992 | #762 | 273 | #2,834 | 24 |
| 1991 | #625 | 361 | #1,867 | 42 |
| 1990 | #638 | 351 | #1,615 | 51 |
| 1989 | #570 | 387 | #1,411 | 60 |
| 1988 | #558 | 383 | #1,341 | 59 |
| 1987 | #503 | 424 | #1,534 | 46 |
| 1986 | #475 | 451 | #1,255 | 59 |
| 1985 | #404 | 559 | #1,242 | 59 |
| 1984 | #374 | 608 | #1,174 | 60 |
| 1983 | #315 | 737 | #1,166 | 60 |
| 1982 | #261 | 947 | #1,019 | 79 |
| 1981 | #269 | 934 | #976 | 85 |
| 1980 | #270 | 923 | #954 | 89 |
| 1979 | #280 | 877 | #1,028 | 74 |
| 1978 | #265 | 876 | #961 | 81 |
| 1977 | #251 | 983 | #893 | 91 |
| 1976 | #229 | 1,049 | #866 | 93 |
| 1975 | #233 | 1,042 | #831 | 100 |
| 1974 | #236 | 1,073 | #856 | 87 |
| 1973 | #240 | 1,076 | #860 | 85 |
| 1972 | #236 | 1,175 | #766 | 108 |
| 1971 | #242 | 1,205 | #761 | 117 |
| 1970 | #253 | 1,220 | #769 | 115 |
| 1969 | #272 | 1,056 | #689 | 131 |
| 1968 | #298 | 871 | #699 | 116 |
| 1967 | #294 | 856 | #646 | 133 |
| 1966 | #292 | 860 | #644 | 132 |
| 1965 | #294 | 908 | #625 | 147 |
| 1964 | #319 | 863 | #629 | 152 |
| 1963 | #336 | 793 | #627 | 155 |
| 1962 | #318 | 875 | #618 | 156 |
| 1961 | #306 | 896 | #630 | 157 |
| 1960 | #290 | 1,003 | #563 | 194 |
| 1959 | #267 | 1,077 | #601 | 168 |
| 1958 | #258 | 1,140 | #609 | 159 |
| 1957 | #250 | 1,162 | #583 | 174 |
| 1956 | #233 | 1,238 | #576 | 175 |
| 1955 | #237 | 1,158 | #567 | 170 |
| 1954 | #215 | 1,384 | #600 | 151 |
| 1953 | #221 | 1,316 | #501 | 193 |
| 1952 | #212 | 1,333 | #558 | 157 |
| 1951 | #192 | 1,489 | #505 | 180 |
| 1950 | #195 | 1,388 | #487 | 191 |
| 1949 | #188 | 1,470 | #450 | 219 |
| 1948 | #179 | 1,543 | #464 | 206 |
| 1947 | #178 | 1,618 | #429 | 253 |
| 1946 | #171 | 1,556 | #417 | 232 |
| 1945 | #150 | 1,563 | #367 | 264 |
| 1944 | #144 | 1,710 | #365 | 272 |
| 1943 | #147 | 1,804 | #331 | 342 |
| 1942 | #151 | 1,668 | #315 | 379 |
| 1941 | #145 | 1,633 | #279 | 423 |
| 1940 | #147 | 1,632 | #266 | 443 |
| 1939 | #141 | 1,676 | #242 | 475 |
| 1938 | #127 | 1,868 | #221 | 544 |
| 1937 | #122 | 1,953 | #204 | 597 |
| 1936 | #119 | 1,986 | #197 | 627 |
| 1935 | #116 | 2,004 | #211 | 570 |
| 1934 | #110 | 2,190 | #191 | 660 |
| 1933 | #114 | 2,010 | #195 | 618 |
| 1932 | #113 | 2,126 | #191 | 690 |
| 1931 | #124 | 1,901 | #178 | 751 |
| 1930 | #135 | 1,765 | #200 | 696 |
| 1929 | #146 | 1,529 | #210 | 603 |
| 1928 | #166 | 1,257 | #226 | 581 |
| 1927 | #194 | 1,058 | #254 | 502 |
| 1926 | #218 | 839 | #271 | 437 |
| 1925 | #254 | 677 | #315 | 325 |
| 1924 | #297 | 503 | #391 | 239 |
| 1923 | #315 | 419 | #421 | 206 |
| 1922 | #359 | 338 | #448 | 186 |
| 1921 | #358 | 342 | #537 | 135 |
| 1920 | #384 | 292 | #545 | 127 |
| 1919 | #378 | 297 | #716 | 78 |
| 1918 | #400 | 266 | #728 | 77 |
| 1917 | #416 | 232 | #797 | 62 |
| 1916 | #458 | 194 | #810 | 58 |
| 1915 | #441 | 193 | #962 | 42 |
| 1914 | #451 | 148 | #1,019 | 30 |
| 1913 | #431 | 132 | #1,112 | 21 |
| 1912 | #457 | 107 | #1,059 | 19 |
| 1911 | #421 | 93 | #982 | 12 |
| 1910 | #584 | 50 | #677 | 19 |
| 1909 | #468 | 64 | #951 | 10 |
| 1908 | #426 | 72 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #489 | 53 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #515 | 44 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #458 | 54 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #682 | 26 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #628 | 28 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | #591 | 31 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #559 | 30 | — | |
| 1900 | #589 | 35 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #756 | 18 | — | |
| 1898 | #750 | 20 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #761 | 17 | — | |
| 1896 | #813 | 16 | — | |
| 1895 | #596 | 26 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 | — | |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | — | |
| 1892 | #830 | 13 | — | |
| 1891 | #589 | 20 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#130 · 1 in 597
- West Virginia#132 · 1 in 641
- Idaho#146 · 1 in 628
- Nevada#161 · 1 in 620
- Maine#175 · 1 in 870
Best ever in a state: #15 in Mississippi, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #130 | 41 | 1 in 597 |
| West Virginia | #132 | 19 | 1 in 641 |
| Idaho | #146 | 11 | 1 in 628 |
| Nevada | #161 | 6 | 1 in 620 |
| Maine | #175 | 7 | 1 in 870 |
| Nebraska | #176 | 12 | 1 in 859 |
| South Dakota | #176 | 6 | 1 in 783 |
| Wisconsin | #177 | 29 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Tennessee | #187 | 29 | 1 in 982 |
| Iowa | #198 | 18 | 1 in 1,094 |
| New Mexico | #198 | 11 | 1 in 788 |
| North Carolina | #203 | 32 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Ohio | #203 | 60 | 1 in 1,202 |
| Oklahoma | #205 | 18 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Michigan | #206 | 51 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Arkansas | #208 | 13 | 1 in 997 |
| Missouri | #210 | 28 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Pennsylvania | #216 | 51 | 1 in 1,341 |
| Mississippi | #218 | 16 | 1 in 974 |
| Montana | #218 | 5 | 1 in 935 |
| Minnesota | #238 | 17 | 1 in 1,634 |
| Georgia | #240 | 27 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Alabama | #252 | 17 | 1 in 1,348 |
| Indiana | #254 | 22 | 1 in 1,647 |
| Utah | #260 | 11 | 1 in 1,461 |
| Virginia | #261 | 19 | 1 in 1,536 |
| Colorado | #277 | 12 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Arizona | #279 | 13 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Hawaii | #279 | 5 | 1 in 952 |
| Kansas | #279 | 9 | 1 in 1,597 |
| Florida | #314 | 25 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Texas | #315 | 64 | 1 in 1,736 |
| South Carolina | #327 | 9 | 1 in 1,916 |
| Louisiana | #343 | 15 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Washington | #361 | 11 | 1 in 2,302 |
| Illinois | #403 | 28 | 1 in 2,668 |
| Massachusetts | #407 | 9 | 1 in 3,406 |
| Oregon | #484 | 5 | 1 in 3,357 |
| California | #504 | 48 | 1 in 3,403 |
| New York | #648 | 20 | 1 in 4,946 |
| New Jersey | #729 | 6 | 1 in 6,199 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| 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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 55 | #733 (1887) | #879 |
| 1890s | 169 | #589 (1891) | #763 |
| 1900s | 437 | #426 (1908) | #541 |
| 1910s | 1,712 | #378 (1919) | #444 |
| 1920s | 7,254 | #146 (1929) | #269 |
| 1930s | 19,479 | #110 (1934) | #122 |
| 1940s | 16,197 | #144 (1944) | #160 |
| 1950s | 12,685 | #192 (1951) | #228 |
| 1960s | 8,981 | #272 (1969) | #302 |
| 1970s | 10,576 | #229 (1976) | #247 |
| 1980s | 6,353 | #261 (1982) | #400 |
| 1990s | 2,892 | #625 (1991) | #765 |
| 2000s | 961 | #1,298 (2000) | #2,110 |
| 2010s | 491 | #2,782 (2018) | #3,338 |
| 2020s | 385 | #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 1979
girls
#280
877 births · 1 in 1,830 girls
boys
#1,028
74 births · 1 in 23,264 boys
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,830 of them was named Bobbie, which outranked 97.7% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Bobbie
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 23,264 of them was named Bobbie, which outranked 85.5% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Bobbie
- #1,023Michelle75
- #1,023Stephanie75
- #1,023Yoel75
- #1,028Bobbie74
- #1,028Adonis74
- #1,028Emerson74
- #1,028Heather74
- #1,034Armand73
- #1,034Deron73
- #1,034Hal73
Tied with 5 names at #1,028; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.