How Many People Are Named Bobbi?
An estimated 21,105 people in the United States have the first name Bobbi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Bobbi peaked in popularity in 1971 with 853 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bobbi 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 Bobbi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Bobbi is overwhelmingly female, 64 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
21,105
About 1 in 16,240 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1971
853 births
Total Registered
24,172
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bobbi
Bobbi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 24,172 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Bobbi as a male name
Ranked #6,180 in 1987
6 male births in 1987
Peak: 1971 (9 births)
Bobbi as a female name
Ranked #2,008 in 2024
97 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (844 births)
Bobbi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bobbi span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 6,915 babies were registered. Bobbi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bobbi by Decade
How has Bobbi 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.
Bobbi by State
Birth registrations for Bobbi span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Connecticut, Mississippi. On average, about 429 Bobbis were registered per state.
Bobbi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bobbi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bobbi
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bobbi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bobbi?
We estimate approximately 21,105 people named Bobbi 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 16,240 Americans share this first name.
Is Bobbi a common name?
Bobbi is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24,172 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bobbi most popular?
Bobbi reached peak popularity in 1971, when 853 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bobbi is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bobbi a female name?
Bobbi is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bobbi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bobbi Smith, Bobbi Johnson, Bobbi 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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