Total births
32
Recorded 1960–1964 Boys' name Peak 1960 32 births
Dobie — boys' name
32 babies named Dobie in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Dobie was born in this single decade.
1960
Single peak year
9 babies were named Dobie in 1960 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dobie
The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Dobie between 1960 and 1964, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dobie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dobie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dobie 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 32 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.
Dobie at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
1960
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1960
Dobie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1960
- Peak year (1960)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Dobie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 32 births that decade — 100% of Dobie's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dobie? ▼
32 babies have been named Dobie since 1960. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1960 with 9 births.
When was Dobie most popular? ▼
Dobie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Dobie been used? ▼
Dobie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 5 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Dobie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dobbie, Dobby. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 1960–1964 (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.