Recorded 1942–1996 Girls' name Peak 1979 593 births

Bobi — girls' name

593 babies named Bobi in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s131950s491960s1111970s1951980s1851990s40
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Bobi was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

32 babies were named Bobi in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bobi

The Social Security Administration has registered 593 babies named Bobi between 1942 and 1996, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bobi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bobi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bobi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bobi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bobi 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 593 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.

Bobi at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

593

Since 1942

55 years of records

Peak year

1979

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1942

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1996

Bobi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1942

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1979)
32
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
010203040 199619891983197719711965195919521942 7

Bobi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
195 births that decade — 33% of Bobi's all-time total
1940s131950s491960s1111970s1951980s1851990s40

Bobi by state

Where Bobi concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bobi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 0.8%
Ohio share of Bobi's total US births 0.8%

5 of 593 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bobi?
593 babies have been named Bobi since 1942. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1979 with 32 births.
When was Bobi most popular?
Bobi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Bobi most popular?
The top states for the name Bobi are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Bobi been used?
Bobi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 55 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Bobi?
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, 1942–1996 (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.