Bobie
The Story of Bobie
As a girl name
Bobie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1936, when 15 Bobies were born — ranking #2,032 that year. As of 2026, Bobie ranks #11,807 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 420 Bobies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bobie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 24 Bobies were born — ranking #1,426 that year. As of 2026, Bobie ranks #4,049 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 377 Bobies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bobie
Bobie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 420 births in the dataset. Bobie's peak popularity came in 1936 when it ranked #2,032. Use the chart and map above to compare Bobie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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