Girls' name · since 1916
Bobetta
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.
- #26,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bobetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 101 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Bobetta recorded 101 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1960.
- #26,971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bobetta ranks #26,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bobetta's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bobetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bobetta splits its recorded history at 1948: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bobetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1960
- Peak year (1954)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Bobetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (46 births, 46% of the file).
1950s was Bobetta's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Bobetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 46 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Bobetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bobetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~44 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, 1916–1960 (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 Bobetta 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.