Bobbie
Bobbie was the 2067th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 110th with 2,190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,539 places. More babies were named Bobbie in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Bobbi) pet form of Roberta · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,067 girls, up 1,487 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 91girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19342,190 babies
- Total since 1880
- 107,049babies recorded
What does the name Bobbie mean?
Bobbie is a spelling of Bobbi, pronounced the same way, so it shares Bobbi's meaning and origin.
Bobbi is a pet form of Roberta, the feminine of Robert, and occasionally of Barbara. Robert is a Germanic name made of hrōþ, "fame", and berht, "bright". Bobbi, with the -i ending popular for girls' nicknames, was most common in the US in the 1960s and 1970s.
*hrōþiz (Proto-Germanic, “fame”)*berhtaz (Proto-Germanic, “bright”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Roberta, Bobbie, Robin, Barbara.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean light, names that mean fame.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Bobbi', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Roberta', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Robert', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Bobbi', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Bobbie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,067 | #12,298 | 91 | 5 |
| 2020 | #3,554 | #8,168 | 42 | 9 |
| 2010 | #3,322 | #7,650 | 49 | 10 |
| 2000 | #1,298 | #4,808 | 148 | 15 |
| 1990 | #638 | #1,617 | 351 | 51 |
| 1980 | #270 | #954 | 923 | 89 |
| 1970 | #253 | #769 | 1,220 | 115 |
| 1960 | #290 | #563 | 1,003 | 194 |
| 1950 | #195 | #487 | 1,388 | 191 |
| 1940 | #147 | #266 | 1,632 | 443 |
| 1930 | #135 | #200 | 1,765 | 696 |
| 1920 | #384 | #546 | 292 | 127 |
| 1910 | #585 | #680 | 50 | 19 |
| 1900 | #592 | #1,180 | 35 | 6 |
| 1890 | #762 | — | 13 | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Bobbie, counting every spelling?
Bobbie is a spelling of Bobbi, a name family that ranked #1,116 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,067 for Bobbie on its own. Together these spellings went to 200 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbi | 109 | #1,834 | 417 |
| Bobbie | 91 | #2,067 | 343 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bobbie?
91 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bobbie (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bobbie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 92 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bobbie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bobbie?
About 51,900 people born in the US named Bobbie are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 49 and 77. That makes Bobbie a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bobbie by state
How common Bobbie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bobbie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bobbie, they share its era and feel.
Bobbie is also a nickname for Barbara and Roberta.
Questions about the name Bobbie
What does Bobbie mean?
Bobbie is a spelling of Bobbi, which means “pet form of Roberta” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Bobbie?
Bobbie was the 2067th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 110th with 2,190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,539 places. More babies were named Bobbie in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Bobbie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bobbie in the US.
Where is Bobbie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bobbie was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Colorado.