How Many People Are Named Bobbe?
An estimated 193 people in the United States have the first name Bobbe. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Bobbe peaked in popularity in 1932 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bobbe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bobbe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Bobbe is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
193
About 1 in 1,775,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1932
26 births
Total Registered
567
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bobbe
Bobbe is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 567 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bobbe as a female name
Ranked #13,710 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1932 (26 births)
Bobbe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bobbe span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 148 babies were registered. Bobbe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bobbe by Decade
How has Bobbe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bobbe by State
Birth registrations for Bobbe span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, California. On average, about 9 Bobbes were registered per state.
Bobbe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bobbe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bobbe
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bobbe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bobbe?
We estimate approximately 193 people named Bobbe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,775,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Bobbe a common name?
Bobbe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 567 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bobbe most popular?
Bobbe reached peak popularity in 1932, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bobbe is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bobbe a female name?
Bobbe is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bobbe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bobbe Smith, Bobbe Johnson, Bobbe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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