How Many People Are Named Hobie?
An estimated 424 people in the United States have the first name Hobie. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Hobie peaked in popularity in 1990 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hobie 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 Hobie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
424
About 1 in 808,383 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1990
23 births
Total Registered
440
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hobie
Hobie is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 440 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hobie as a male name
Ranked #5,109 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (23 births)
Hobie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hobie span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 144 babies were registered. While Hobie is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hobie by Decade
How has Hobie 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.
Hobie by State
Hobie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hobie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hobie
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hobie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hobie?
We estimate approximately 424 people named Hobie 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 808,383 Americans share this first name.
Is Hobie a common name?
Hobie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 440 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hobie most popular?
Hobie reached peak popularity in 1990, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hobie is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hobie a male name?
Hobie is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hobie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hobie Smith, Hobie Johnson, Hobie 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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