Bobbi — #2012 US girls' name
24,108 babies named Bobbi in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 89% of names given to girls today.
28% of everyone ever named Bobbi was born in this single decade.
844 babies were named Bobbi in 1971 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bobbi
The Social Security Administration has registered 24,108 babies named Bobbi between 1932 and 2024, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bobbi currently holds the #2012 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 844 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bobbi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6,863 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Bobbi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 1,934 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Bobbi in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bobbi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24,108 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Bobbi at a glance
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Bobbi popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1932
- Peak year (1971)
- 844
- Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
Currently ranks #2012 among girls.
24,108 total births across 93 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 844 births in a single year.
Bobbi popularity over time — boys
64 total births recorded since 1971 (Bobbi as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Bobbi accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Bobbi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 6,863 births that decade — 28% of Bobbi's all-time total
Bobbi decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,863 births
- Runner-up 4,878 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Bobbi's strongest decade
6,863 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
Bobbi by state
Where Bobbi concentrates geographically — total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 1,934 | 8.0% |
| #2 | California | | 1,727 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,706 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,038 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,034 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 949 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 852 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 790 | 3.3% |
1,934 of 24,108 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 8.0% of nationwide
- California 7.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 7.1% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 47 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 8.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Bobbi appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1932–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.