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Bobby Name Popularity

How popular is the name Bobby? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 5 0.0013%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 5 0.0007%
1915 — 5 0.0006%
1916 — 13 0.0013%
1917 — 28 0.0028%
1918 — 48 0.0045%
1919 — 47 0.0045%
1920 — 132 0.0119%
1921 — 232 0.0203%
1922 — 335 0.0301%
1923 — 438 0.0391%
1924 — 705 0.0607%
1925 — 1,063 0.094%
1926 — 1,564 0.1422%
1927 — 2,261 0.2043%
1928 — 2,945 0.2752%
1929 — 3,903 0.3768%
1930 — 5,166 0.4946%
1931 — 5,845 0.5922%
1932 — 6,575 0.6655%
1933 — 6,469 0.6944%
1934 — 7,501 0.7759%
1935 — 7,705 0.7929%
1936 — 7,720 0.8014%
1937 — 7,728 0.7843%
1938 — 7,475 0.7302%
1939 — 7,028 0.6909%
1940 — 6,867 0.6461%
1941 — 6,573 0.584%
1942 — 6,217 0.4923%
1943 — 6,106 0.4677%
1944 — 5,384 0.4344%
1945 — 5,024 0.4119%
1946 — 5,742 0.3891%
1947 — 6,101 0.3655%
1948 — 5,560 0.3483%
1949 — 5,100 0.317%
1950 — 4,996 0.3103%
1951 — 4,976 0.2935%
1952 — 4,933 0.2826%
1953 — 5,153 0.2912%
1954 — 5,485 0.3001%
1955 — 5,198 0.2826%
1956 — 5,334 0.2824%
1957 — 5,602 0.2911%
1958 — 5,719 0.3026%
1959 — 5,657 0.2977%
1960 — 5,631 0.2972%
1961 — 5,382 0.2851%
1962 — 5,319 0.2897%
1963 — 5,206 0.29%
1964 — 5,075 0.2883%
1965 — 4,584 0.2803%
1966 — 4,051 0.2595%
1967 — 3,760 0.2478%
1968 — 3,611 0.2405%
1969 — 3,636 0.236%
1970 — 3,612 0.227%
1971 — 3,633 0.2418%
1972 — 3,152 0.2314%
1973 — 2,867 0.2211%
1974 — 2,765 0.2127%
1975 — 2,753 0.2142%
1976 — 2,623 0.2035%
1977 — 2,530 0.1877%
1978 — 2,384 0.1773%
1979 — 2,569 0.1822%
1980 — 2,708 0.1852%
1981 — 2,644 0.1799%
1982 — 2,593 0.1735%
1983 — 2,339 0.1585%
1984 — 2,104 0.1414%
1985 — 2,072 0.1365%
1986 — 2,078 0.1377%
1987 — 1,859 0.1218%
1988 — 1,696 0.1088%
1989 — 1,741 0.1079%
1990 — 1,657 0.1%
1991 — 1,490 0.0914%
1992 — 1,355 0.0849%
1993 — 1,201 0.077%
1994 — 1,109 0.0723%
1995 — 1,013 0.0672%
1996 — 897 0.0599%
1997 — 877 0.0593%
1998 — 804 0.0537%
1999 — 705 0.0471%
2000 — 691 0.0452%
2001 — 610 0.0405%
2002 — 609 0.0406%
2003 — 520 0.0342%
2004 — 542 0.0356%
2005 — 464 0.0303%
2006 — 514 0.0328%
2007 — 475 0.0301%
2008 — 482 0.0312%
2009 — 426 0.0285%
2010 — 417 0.0289%
2011 — 295 0.0207%
2012 — 297 0.0208%
2013 — 322 0.0226%
2014 — 266 0.0183%
2015 — 283 0.0194%
2016 — 282 0.0196%
2017 — 256 0.0183%
2018 — 225 0.0164%
2019 — 198 0.0146%
2020 — 217 0.017%
2021 — 163 0.0133%
2022 — 168 0.0127%
2023 — 117 0.009%

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Names Like Bobby

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What names sound like Bobby?

If you like how Bobby sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Bobby.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Bobbee

English

Bobbey

English

Bobbie

Bright fame

German

Bubba

Boy

German

What names are similar to Bobby?

Find a name that’s like Bobby, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cobby

He who supplants

Hebrew

Robby

Bright fame

German

Lists With Bobby

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Siblings of Bobby

Mamas with kids named Bobby also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Jarah

Boldness, bravery

Arabic

8 Comments

  1. You needed rest!

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  2. It’s his grandpa’s name

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  3. It’s Robert after his only living grandpa who goes by Bob so baby goes by Bobby Dean His middle name is after my dad who passed away

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  4. Bobby is short for Robert, we had twin boys and named them Robert and William, after both our fathers. I was planning to keep their names, and not call them any nicknames. But my husband had other ideas. He only calls William, Billy, and only calls Robert, Bobby. Bobby & Billy. And it Stuck. It’s more of a pet name and when they start school they will have to go by their full names. I don’t like the name Bob for a man neither Bill. Although I think it’s cute short therm.

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  5. Our son is named after his father and grandfather.

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  6. My husband’s name is Robert so we named our son after him and his grandfather by the same name. Bobby is short for Robert.

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  7. We chose Bobby because it was my husbands brothers name who was killed by a dui driver. He got his name from his grandfather who’s name was Robert called Bobby. Since it was my husbands first we kept the family name going.

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  8. His legal name is Robert and is named after my husband who I refer to as Robert. I like his name, but wanted something cuter, so he’s Bobby from the time he was born! The only thing I dislike is that my husband’s family still calls my husband Bobby so it can get a little confusing who we are talking about when we are with his family. Nowadays, it’s a unique name and I like that.

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