Bobbie

“Variant of Robert — Bright fame” — Germanic origin

Girl's name · #2064 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Bobbie has appeared in US records since 1883 — best rank #110 (1934) · 88,627 babies named Bobbie all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

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.

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