Girl’s name · Germanic, English

Bobbie

How to say it: BOB-ee · /ˈbɑbi/

Feminine diminutive of Robert; from Old High German 'Hrodebert' meaning 'bright fame'. Variant spelling of Bobbi.

Bobbie was the 997th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 91 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1930s, its births are up about 77% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #802 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#997for girls in 2025
1 in 16,576US babies
91born in 2025
#802projected for 2030
1930sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Bobbie
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#997
Babies born in 202591
Share of births1 in 16,576
Peak decade1930s
Change over 10 years+77%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#802

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Bobbie peaked in the 1930s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1,831 per million births, 1930s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Bobbie also love

Nicknames

  • Bob

Honouring a Bobbie in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Bobbie is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, German.

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