Bobbie

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Bobbie

Gender: Masculine, Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Bobbie is an English diminutive for Robert, the Norman French form of a Germanic name, Hrodebert (Hreodbeorht in Old English). Originally it meant “Famous,” (from hrothi) and “Bright” (from berht).
Since the 19th century, Bobbie has also been used as a feminine form of Robert.

History:
Bobbie is a fairly modern diminutive for Robert. It did not really appear before the 19th century.

Pronunciation: bob-ee.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Bobbie Ann Mason (f., 1940-)
American author.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for males:
0.010 % named Bobbie

Popularity of Bobbie, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: N/A
1910-1920: 954th most popular.
1920-1930: 356th most popular.
1930-1940: 211th most popular.
1940-1950: 412th most popular.
1950-1960: 635th most popular.
1960-1970: 617th most popular.
1970-1980: 948th most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Bobbie, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 578th most popular.
1910-1920: 473rd most popular.
1920-1930: 245th most popular.
1930-1940: 124th most popular.
1940-1950: 165th most popular.
1950-1960: 234th most popular.
1960-1970: 310th most popular.
1970-1980: 266th most popular.
1980-1990: 362nd most popular.
1990: 677th most popular.
1991: 654th most popular.
1992: 794th most popular.
1993: 716th most popular.
1994: 651st most popular.
1995: 684th most popular.
1996: 775th most popular.
1997: 805th most popular.
1998: N/A

Popularity of Bobbi:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 537th most popular.
1960-1970: 441st most popular.
1970-1980: 351st most popular.
1980-1990: 492nd most popular.
1990: 809th most popular.
1991: 832nd most popular.
1992: 884th most popular.
1993: 850th most popular.
1994: 721st most popular.
1995: 779th most popular.
1996: 865th most popular.
1997: 922nd most popular.
1998: 954th most popular.
1999: N/A

Popularity of Bobbye:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 686th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A