How Many People Are Named Bobette?
An estimated 838 people in the United States have the first name Bobette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Bobette peaked in popularity in 1954 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bobette 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 Bobette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Bobette is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
838
About 1 in 409,015 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1954
55 births
Total Registered
1,464
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bobette
Bobette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,464 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bobette as a female name
Ranked #6,949 in 1977
8 female births in 1977
Peak: 1954 (55 births)
Bobette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bobette span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 429 babies were registered. Bobette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bobette by Decade
How has Bobette 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.
Bobette by State
Birth registrations for Bobette span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Texas, Indiana, Ohio. On average, about 27 Bobettes were registered per state.
Bobette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bobette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bobette
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bobette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bobette?
We estimate approximately 838 people named Bobette 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 409,015 Americans share this first name.
Is Bobette a common name?
Bobette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,464 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bobette most popular?
Bobette reached peak popularity in 1954, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bobette is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bobette a female name?
Bobette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bobette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bobette Smith, Bobette Johnson, Bobette 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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