Bobbie

“Variant of Robert — Bright fame” — Germanic origin

Girl's name · #2067 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Bobbie is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1934, when it ranked #110. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 89,000 girls since 1883, ranked #2067 today. Together with its spelling variant Bobbi (#1834), Bobbie would rank around #1160 with about 200 births last year — the newborns split about 54/46 between Bobbi and Bobbie.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,300 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,100 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bobbies

Bobbie Rosenfeld — Canadian athletics competitor (1904–1969)
Bobbie Gentry — American singer-songwriter
Bobbie Eakes — American actress
Bobbie Singer — Austrian singer
Bobbie Heine Miller — South African Tennis player (1909-2016)

In stories & tradition

Bobbie Jo Bradley — Petticoat Junction
Bobbie Spencer — General Hospital
Bobbie Draper — The Expanse

What Bobbies become

Among 96 notable people named Bobbie:

Entertainers appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bobbie Gentry, American singer-songwriter.

Similar names: Bobbi · Yvonne · Bowie · Toby · Shirley · Ronnie

Browse more girl names — popularity, trends and eras for 5,700+ American names, free.

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Service