Recorded 1916–1960 Girls' name Peak 1954 101 births

Bobetta — girls' name

101 babies named Bobetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s81930s121940s241950s461960s6
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Bobetta was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

12 babies were named Bobetta in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bobetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Bobetta between 1916 and 1960, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bobetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bobetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bobetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bobetta 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 101 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.

Bobetta at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

101

Since 1916

45 years of records

Peak year

1954

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1916

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1960

Bobetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1916

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1954)
12
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
468101214 19601956195219501945194319301916 5

Bobetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
46 births that decade — 46% of Bobetta's all-time total
1910s51920s81930s121940s241950s461960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bobetta?
101 babies have been named Bobetta since 1916. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1954 with 12 births.
When was Bobetta most popular?
Bobetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Bobetta been used?
Bobetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 45 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Bobetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bobbie, Bobbi, Bobby, Bobbye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–1960 (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.