Recorded 1976–2001 Boys' name Peak 1988 89 births

Bobbyjoe — boys' name

89 babies named Bobbyjoe in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s561990s62000s5
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Bobbyjoe was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Bobbyjoe in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bobbyjoe

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Bobbyjoe between 1976 and 2001, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bobbyjoe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bobbyjoe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bobbyjoe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bobbyjoe 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 89 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.

Bobbyjoe at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

89

Since 1976

26 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1976

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2001

Bobbyjoe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1976

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 200119921988198719861983198219811980197919771976 6

Bobbyjoe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
56 births that decade — 63% of Bobbyjoe's all-time total
1970s221980s561990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bobbyjoe?
89 babies have been named Bobbyjoe since 1976. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Bobbyjoe most popular?
Bobbyjoe was most popular in the 1980s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Bobbyjoe been used?
Bobbyjoe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 26 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Bobbyjoe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bobby, Bob, Bobbie, Bobie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1976–2001 (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.