Boys' name · since 1955
Hobie
440 babies named Hobie in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 440
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hobie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 440 have been recorded since 1955.
Hobie has 440 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2024.
- #8,520 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 440 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hobie ranks #8,520 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 440 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 440
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hobie's 440 recorded births place it above 81.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hobie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hobie's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hobie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Hobie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (144 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Hobie's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Hobie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 144 births (33% of all-time use).
Hobie by state
Where Hobie concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hobie's data
- Hobie's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (144 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hobies (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hobie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1955–2024 (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 Hobie 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.