Bobbi

#1,833 for girls in 2025, 109 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,089
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1971 · 844 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
24,216
since 1932

Bobbi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Bobbi has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #314, 1971girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,833109
2024#2,01197
2023#2,37976
2022#2,53070
2021#2,63865
2020#2,77959
2019#2,81459
2018#2,86958
2017#2,71363
2016#2,53970
2015#2,61968
2014#2,96957
2013#3,00555
2012#2,90159
2011#3,22251
2010#3,30649
2009#2,85261
2008#2,85562
2007#2,54173
2006#2,35380
2005#2,52468
2004#2,28676
2003#2,06286
2002#1,791100
2001#1,573118
2000#1,472125
1999#1,114178
1998#981206
1997#891226
1996#835239
1995#758267
1994#682308
1993#805249
1992#832240
1991#778264
1990#771265
1989#703281
1988#600333
1987#542371#6,0896
1986#540376
1985#487421
1984#461453
1983#419518
1982#343687
1981#350668#5,4686
1980#355665
1979#374605#4,4038
1978#367582#5,0596
1977#357618#5,1236
1976#338656
1975#343644#5,4645
1974#320699#4,1907
1973#323699#4,5056
1972#323725#4,9865
1971#314844#3,3709
1970#332791
1969#354660
1968#385566
1967#409511
1966#392543
1965#381577
1964#437504
1963#524346
1962#513359
1961#491393
1960#481419
1959#486396
1958#466415
1957#458424
1956#496357
1955#513326
1954#585237
1953#658188
1952#897106
1951#846112
1950#1,15364
1949#1,05672
1948#1,15760
1947#1,04772
1946#93180
1945#94166
1944#90971
1943#1,03659
1942#1,04656
1941#1,27136
1940#1,27234
1939#1,26534
1938#1,75220
1937#1,78419
1936#2,8579
1935#2,57511
1934#2,56711
1933#4,2185
1932#3,9016
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First appearance
1932

The first year at least five girls were named Bobbi! It came in at #3,901, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1932–1933, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Bobbi is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedAKMaine: #133 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 540 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedNHWashington: #234 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsWAIdaho: #171 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 606 girlsIDMontana: #165 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 628 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #189 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 761 girlsNDMinnesota: #236 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsMNIllinois: #267 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsILWisconsin: #181 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsWIMichigan: #264 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsMINew York: #373 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,297 girlsNYMassachusetts: #415 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,523 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedRIOregon: #213 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #105 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 375 girlsSDIowa: #183 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 858 girlsIAIndiana: #229 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,313 girlsINOhio: #226 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,277 girlsOHPennsylvania: #141 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 682 girlsPANew Jersey: #550 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,243 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #587 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,360 girlsCAUtah: #265 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,357 girlsUTColorado: #266 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,304 girlsCONebraska: #139 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 564 girlsNEMissouri: #210 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsMOKentucky: #236 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsKYWest Virginia: #187 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 876 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedVAMaryland: #303 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedNMKansas: #246 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,197 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedARTennessee: #437 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,430 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #410 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,170 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #438 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,063 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,076 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedALGeorgia: #617 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,678 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bobbi, so not publishedHITexas: #836 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,864 girlsTXFlorida: #505 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,579 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#105 · 1 in 375
  2. Maine#133 · 1 in 540
  3. Nebraska#139 · 1 in 564
  4. Pennsylvania#141 · 1 in 682
  5. Montana#165 · 1 in 628

Best ever in a state: #61 in Wyoming, 1974.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#105101 in 375
Maine#133111 in 540
Nebraska#139161 in 564
Pennsylvania#141991 in 682
Montana#16561 in 628
Idaho#17181 in 606
Wisconsin#181261 in 1,034
Iowa#183191 in 858
West Virginia#187131 in 876
North Dakota#18951 in 761
Missouri#210281 in 1,041
Oregon#213121 in 1,026
Ohio#226551 in 1,277
Indiana#229271 in 1,313
Washington#234151 in 1,252
Kentucky#236181 in 1,288
Minnesota#236161 in 1,424
Kansas#246101 in 1,197
Michigan#264381 in 1,550
Utah#26581 in 1,357
Colorado#266121 in 1,304
Illinois#267461 in 1,526
Maryland#303101 in 1,881
New York#373451 in 2,297
Arizona#39771 in 2,112
North Carolina#410111 in 3,170
Massachusetts#41591 in 3,523
Oklahoma#43651 in 3,076
Tennessee#43781 in 3,430
South Carolina#43861 in 3,063
Florida#505121 in 3,579
New Jersey#55091 in 4,243
California#587301 in 4,360
Georgia#61761 in 5,678
Texas#836121 in 7,864
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Bobbi
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 178 spots since 2024 (#2,011#1,833)
  • 946 spots since 2020 (#2,779#1,833)
  • 786 spots since 2015 (#2,619#1,833)
  • Biggest jump: 307 spots in 1951 (#1,153#846)
  • Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1999 (#981#1,114)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1932
  • Peaked 1971 at #314 (844 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1951–1998
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,971
  • Highest: 1 in 1,971 girls born in 1971 were named Bobbi (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,746 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 28.3% of all girls named Bobbi (6,863) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s115#1,265 (1939)#2,615
1940s606#909 (1944)#1,067
1950s2,625#458 (1957)#656
1960s4,878#354 (1969)#437
1970s6,863#314 (1971)#339
1980s4,773#343 (1982)#480
1990s2,442#682 (1994)#845
2000s849#1,472 (2000)#2,231
2010s589#2,539 (2016)#2,896
2020s476#1,833 (2025)#2,362

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Bobbi in 1973

girls
#323
699 births · 1 in 2,086 girls
boys
#4,505
6 births · 1 in 259,763 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #323Bobbi699

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #4,505Bobbi6
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 2,086 of them was named Bobbi, which outranked 96.7% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bobbi
  1. #320Ericka706
  2. #321Amie702
  3. #321Roxanne702
  4. #323Bobbi699
  5. #324Angelia698
  6. #325Shelia691
  7. #326Cristina682
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 4,091Cicely#4,793#702
  2. 2,295Aubrey#3,177#882
  3. 1,847Nyree#2,680#833
  4. 1,533Danyell#2,523#990
  5. 1,496Vonetta#2,311#815
Fallers
  1. 1,814Camisha#815#2,629
  2. 470Andra#904#1,374
  3. 416Cherilyn#823#1,239
  4. 284Keena#848#1,132
  5. 281Nicolle#734#1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 259,763 of them was named Bobbi, which outranked 23.3% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bobbi
  1. #4,054Zakary7
  2. #4,054Zalmen7
  3. #4,054Zubin7
  4. #4,505Bobbi6
  5. #4,505Abdu6
  6. #4,505Abelino6
  7. #4,505Able6
  8. #5,101Abdalla5
  9. #5,101Abiel5
  10. #5,101Abrahm5

Tied with 595 names at #4,505; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 2,348Vashon#3,152#804
  2. 1,405Jory#2,158#753
  3. 348Pernell#1,262#914
  4. 345Enoch#1,307#962
  5. 273Tarik#1,177#904
Fallers
  1. 669Jabbar#917#1,586
  2. 361Wes#993#1,354
  3. 326Paris#797#1,123
  4. 284Christophe#984#1,268
  5. 272Bennett#851#1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973