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Girl name

Bobbye

97% girls · last recorded 1998

Bobbye has been given to about 3,269 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1931, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,705
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bobbye per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1931 · 162
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,269

How popular is Bobbye?

Its best year was 1931, when 162 babies were given the name, ranking 530th. The typical living American called Bobbye is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Bobbye

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bobbie0.86
  2. Bonnie0.68
  3. Bobbi0.65
  4. Bettye0.60
  5. Rubye0.60
  6. Barbie0.56
  7. Bonny0.51
  8. Bessie0.49

Middle names for Bobbye

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bobbye Catherine0.84
  2. Bobbye Josephine0.84
  3. Bobbye Rose0.83
  4. Bobbye Marie0.83
  5. Bobbye Grace0.83
  6. Bobbye Jane0.83

Sibling names for Bobbye

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.81
  2. Elouisesister · 0.81
  3. Mavissister · 0.77
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.74
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.74
  6. Rolandbrother · 0.71

Where Bobbye is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bobbye White0.78
    2. Bobbye Nguyen0.78
    3. Bobbye Moore0.78
    4. Bobbye Hill0.78
    5. Bobbye Hall0.78
    6. Bobbye Young0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bobbye

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.