Dobbie
Dobbie is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:Alexander Williamson Dobbie (1843–1912), engineer and retailer in South Australia Allison Dobbie MNZM, New Zealand librarian Dane Dobbie, Canadian lacrosse player Dorothy Dobbie, Canadian politician Gillian Dobbie, New Zealand computer scientist James Johnston Dobbie (1852–1924), Scottish chemist studied…
Meaning & Origin of Dobbie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dobbie is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:Alexander Williamson Dobbie (1843–1912), engineer and retailer in South Australia Allison Dobbie MNZM, New Zealand librarian Dane Dobbie, Canadian lacrosse player Dorothy Dobbie, Canadian politician Gillian Dobbie, New Zealand computer scientist James Johnston Dobbie (1852–1924), Scottish chemist studied…
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The Story of Dobbie
As a girl name
American parents first put Dobbie on the record books as a girl name in 1959, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 5 Dobbies were born — ranking #6,244 that year. Dobbie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1959, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Dobbie on the record books as a boy name in 1960, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 6 Dobbies were born — ranking #3,665 that year. Dobbie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1961, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Dobbie
Dobbie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Dobbie's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #3,665. Use the chart and map above to compare Dobbie'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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