Hobie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HOH-bee
- Origin
- English
Hobie is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Hobie come from?
English: pet form of Hobart, or of Hob, a medieval nickname for Robert
Is Hobie a girl's or a boy's name?
Hobie is a boys' name.
How popular is Hobie in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the boys named Hobie in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hobie in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
Nicknames for Hobie
- Hob
Names like Hobie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson Hunter Holden Wyatt Jackson Hayden Easton Stetson Harrison Mason Parker Walker
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hobie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hobie, updated 20 October 2026.