NameTides

Bobbie

Bobbie was the #2,064 girls' name in the US in 2025 (91 babies), and #520 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Bobbie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Bobbie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandUSCanada
Bobbie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,064 (91)#520 (77)#632 (4)——#2,730 (7)
2024#2,661 (65)#676 (56)#541 (5)#407 (3)#736 (4)#2,685 (7)
2023#2,555 (69)#540 (72)———#2,203 (9)
2022#2,956 (56)#596 (64)————
2021#2,751 (62)#567 (69)————
2020#3,546 (42)#643 (58)——#834 (3)#2,343 (8)
2019#3,788 (39)#554 (73)——#871 (3)—
2018#2,782 (61)#670 (60)——#896 (3)—
2017#3,091 (52)#889 (43)#808 (3)—#873 (3)—
2016#4,250 (34)#804 (48)————
2015#3,595 (43)#760 (51)————
2014#3,652 (42)#859 (44)————
2013#2,804 (61)#1,075 (33)————
2012#3,094 (54)#722 (56)—#451 (3)——
2011#3,014 (56)#841 (43)————

Bobbie as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
Bobbie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Bobbie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIreland
2025#12,008 (5)#934 (33)——#829 (3)
2024—#924 (34)———
2023#10,821 (6)#1,363 (19)——#516 (6)
2022#9,823 (7)#1,084 (26)———
2021—#1,218 (22)——#755 (3)
2020#8,067 (9)#856 (34)—#392 (3)—
2019#10,803 (6)#1,001 (28)—#418 (3)#564 (5)
2018#7,136 (11)#870 (35)——#749 (3)
2017#10,775 (6)#743 (46)#733 (3)——
2016—#946 (31)—#358 (4)—
2015#7,491 (10)#950 (31)——#699 (3)
2014#10,717 (6)#916 (32)——#609 (4)
2013—#804 (38)——#605 (4)
2012#4,862 (19)#704 (47)———
2011#7,009 (11)#852 (34)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1934 at #110.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1883.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 95% of US babies named Bobbie were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 330,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Bobbie is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bobbie by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,790TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Bobbie (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BobbieCanadaGirls#2,7307
BobbieEngland & WalesGirls#52077
BobbieEngland & WalesBoys#93433
BobbieIrelandGirls—too few
BobbieIrelandBoys#8293
BobbieNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
BobbieNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BobbieScotlandGirls#6324
BobbieScotlandBoys—too few
BobbieUSGirls#2,06491
BobbieUSBoys#12,0085