Bobie
Bobie is a unisex given name: about 47% of people named Bobie are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 47% male / 53% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 377 male / 420 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Bobie
To address Bobie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bobie," in English, "Guten Tag Bobie," in German. About 47% of people named Bobie are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Bobie,
German
Guten Tag Bobie,
French
Bonjour Bobie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Bobie:
Chinese
Bobie您好：
Japanese
Bobie様
English
Hi Bobie,
German
Hi Bobie,
French
Salut Bobie,
Spanish
Hola Bobie,
Chinese
Bobie你好：
Japanese
Bobieさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 47% |
United States birth data
377 male · 420 female · 797 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bobie a male or female name?
Bobie is a unisex given name: about 47% of people named Bobie are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Bobie in an email?
To address Bobie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bobie," in English, "Guten Tag Bobie," in German. About 47% of people named Bobie are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Bobie a unisex name?
Bobie is a unisex name: 47% of people named Bobie are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Bobie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bobie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_bobie,
title = {Is Bobie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bobie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}