Bobbie

Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: Germanic — Short form of Roberta

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#247 in Netherlands (2025) · #520 in England & Wales (2025) · #632 in Scotland (2025) · #936 in Belgium (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #2,730 in Canada (2025) · #407 in N. Ireland (2024) · #736 in Ireland (2024) · #2,978 in Ecuador (1970) · #1,128 in France (1958).

Famous Bobbies

Bobbie Gentry — American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
Bobbie Brown — American actress and model (born 1969)
Bobbie Phillips — American actress (born 1968)
Bobbie Nelson — American pianist and singer (1931–2022)
Bobbie Eakes — American actress (born 1961)

In stories & tradition

Bobbie Jo Bradley — Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Bobbie Spencer — Fictional character from General Hospital
Bobbie Draper — The Expanse (novel series)

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 (born 1942).

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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