Bobbye
Last seen for girls in 1998 at #11,138 · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls 97.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1931 · 155 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,172since 1911
Bobbye over time
Rank among girls' names. Bobbye has never cracked the top 500 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | — | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | — | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | — | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
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| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | — | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
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| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | — | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | — | |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | — | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | — | |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | — | |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | — | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | — | |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | — | |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | — | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,475 | 25 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,864 | 19 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,357 | 14 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,517 | 21 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,663 | 19 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,121 | 27 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,548 | 47 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,560 | 42 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,738 | 33 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,368 | 50 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,314 | 50 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,294 | 50 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,289 | 50 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,267 | 52 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,228 | 54 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,087 | 61 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #1,048 | 55 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,017 | 59 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #922 | 71 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #887 | 77 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #798 | 82 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #912 | 62 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #688 | 98 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #749 | 85 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #695 | 97 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #611 | 116 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #684 | 95 | — | |
| 1934 | #544 | 139 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #530 | 144 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #629 | 113 | — | |
| 1931 | #530 | 155 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #634 | 119 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #612 | 125 | — | |
| 1928 | #715 | 98 | — | |
| 1927 | #720 | 100 | — | |
| 1926 | #866 | 73 | — | |
| 1925 | #988 | 57 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,227 | 42 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,305 | 36 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,682 | 25 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,476 | 31 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,584 | 27 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Bobbye! It came in at #1,956, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1983, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Bobbye is popular in 1943
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#352 · 1 in 2,787
- Arkansas#360 · 1 in 2,969
- Texas#490 · 1 in 4,373
- Georgia#535 · 1 in 7,308
- Illinois#641 · 1 in 11,684
Best ever in a state: #164 in Arkansas, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #352 | 9 | 1 in 2,787 |
| Arkansas | #360 | 7 | 1 in 2,969 |
| Texas | #490 | 17 | 1 in 4,373 |
| Georgia | #535 | 5 | 1 in 7,308 |
| Illinois | #641 | 6 | 1 in 11,684 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| 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 Bobbye
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1998
- Biggest jump: 239 spots in 1925 (#1,227 → #988)
- Biggest drop: 224 spots in 1940 (#688 → #912)
- Debuted 1911
- Peaked 1931 at #530 (155 births)
- Births halved by 1940, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 1925–1943
- Highest: 1 in 6,869 girls born in 1931 were named Bobbye (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 252,421 girls born in 1998 (0.00%)
- 36.6% of all girls named Bobbye (1,161) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 99 | #1,690 (1918) | #2,433 |
| 1920s | 614 | #612 (1929) | #1,118 |
| 1930s | 1,161 | #530 (1931) | #629 |
| 1940s | 623 | #798 (1941) | #1,046 |
| 1950s | 373 | #1,294 (1950) | #1,793 |
| 1960s | 132 | #2,475 (1964) | #3,915 |
| 1970s | 96 | #4,370 (1975) | #5,997 |
| 1980s | 51 | #5,534 (1982) | #8,875 |
| 1990s | 23 | #11,138 (1998) | #12,497 |
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.
Bobbye in 1943
Top girls' names in 1943
Top boys' names in 1943
More about 1943
girls
1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 19,652 of them was named Bobbye, which outranked 82.8% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 178,412 of them was named Bobbye, which outranked 32.4% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,563Wilhelm9
- #2,563Yvonne9
- #2,563Zebedee9
- #2,732Bobbye8
- #2,732Abie8
- #2,732Acey8
- #2,732Achille8
- #2,964Aime7
- #2,964Alf7
- #2,964Aloys7
Tied with 231 names at #2,732; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.