Girls' name · since 1932
Bobbi
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 24,216 babies named Bobbi, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,216
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bobbi is the #1837 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 24,216 recorded since 1932.
Bobbi has 24,216 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1837 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #936 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,837 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 24,216 born since 1932
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bobbi ranks #936 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,837 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 24,216 born since 1932, peaking in the 1970s.
- #936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,216
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bobbi's 24,216 recorded births place it above 98.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Bobbi compares
24,216 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bobbi's all-time total is 64x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bobbi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,216 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 844 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bobbi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bobbi splits its recorded history at 1979: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 844 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bobbi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 844
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Bobbi popularity over time - boys
64 total births recorded since 1971 (Bobbi as boys' name)
Bobbi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6,863 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Bobbi's strongest decade.
6,863 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Bobbi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 115
1930s
115 births
- 1940s 606
1940s
606 births
- 1950s 2,625
1950s
2,625 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,878 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,863 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,773 births
- 1990s 2,442
1990s
2,442 births
- 2000s 849
2000s
849 births
- 2010s 589
2010s
589 births
- 2020s 476
2020s
476 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6,863 births (28% of all-time use).
How Bobbi 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 Bobbi's total volume
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 | | 1,743 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,706 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,038 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,034 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 955 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 852 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 801 | 3.3% |
1,934 of 24,216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Bobbi appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bobbi's data
- Bobbi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (6,863 total births); usage has since declined to 476 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Bobbis (1,934 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Bobbi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Bobbi 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.