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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Bobette

Bobette was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 1318th; the most babies were born in 1954 (55). More babies were named Bobette in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195455 babies
Total since 1880
1,464babies recorded

Bobette popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#2,58428
1960#1,65646
1950#1,47739
1940#1,90318
1930#4,1006
1920#2,60613
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Bobette, counting every spelling?

Bobette has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Bobette?

About 900 people born in the US named Bobette are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 62 and 76. That makes Bobette a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Bobette by state

How common Bobette was among girls born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.7×), California (1.7×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Bobette, girls, 1952–1956. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Bobette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bobette, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Bobette

How popular is the name Bobette?

Bobette was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 1318th; the most babies were born in 1954 (55). More babies were named Bobette in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Bobette a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,464 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Bobette most popular?

In 1952–1956, Bobette was most common in Illinois (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Louisiana.