Girls' name · since 1920
Bobbette
667 babies named Bobbette in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 667
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bobbette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 667 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Bobbette recorded 667 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1977.
- #9,832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 667 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bobbette ranks #9,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 667 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 667
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bobbette's 667 recorded births place it above 86.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Bobbette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bobbette's full recorded timeline at 1952, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bobbette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1977
- Peak year (1962)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Bobbette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (195 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Bobbette's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Bobbette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 54
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s
1940s
103 births
- 1950s
1950s
167 births
- 1960s
1960s
195 births
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 195 births (29% of all-time use).
How Bobbette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bobbette's total volume
Bobbette by state
Where Bobbette concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
15 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Bobbette's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (195 total births) through the 1970s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Bobbettes (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bobbette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bobbette draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.