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The first name Bobbie

A unisex name.

2 syllables Unisex

Meaning and origin

A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

Bobbie is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 77 girls were named Bobbie, making it the 520th most popular girls’ name.

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GirlsBoys
2,324
babies named Bobbie, 1996–2025
#520
rank in 2025
2025
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bobbie with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Bobbie at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 91 girls born in the United States were named Bobbie, the 2,067th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1934, when 2,190 were.

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GirlsBoys
107,049
babies named Bobbie since 1880
#2,067
rank in 2025
1934
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames and spellings

Nicknames for Bobbie

  • Bobbikins

Other spellings and forms

Famous people named Bobbie

7 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Bobbie Rosenfeld
    Canadian athletics competitor (1904–1969)
  • Bobbie Gentry
    American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
  • Bobbie Eakes
    American actress, born 1961
  • Bobbie Singer
    Austrian singer, born 1981
  • Bobbie Phillips
    American actress, born 1968
  • Bobbie van de Graaf
    Dutch rower, born 1944
  • Bobbie Vaile
    Australian astronomer, 1959–1996

Questions

How popular is the name Bobbie?
In 2025, 77 girls born in England and Wales were named Bobbie, ranking 520th.
What are nicknames for Bobbie?
Common nicknames for Bobbie include Bobbikins.
Is Bobbie a boy's or a girl's name?
Both. Of the 107,049 US babies named Bobbie since 1880, 83% were girls and 17% boys.
When was Bobbie most popular?
1934 in the United States, when 2,190 babies were named Bobbie, its highest rank at 110th.
What are other spellings of Bobbie?
Bobby and Bobbi.