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First Name
322k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
1k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Bobby

Origin: American
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Gender: Boy
220^th All Time
24,137^th in 2010

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93k Bob (English)

Nicknames and Given Names for Bobby

4.8m Robert
172k Roberta
21k Rodger
440k Roger

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Bobby Pronunciations

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1900	12	5	7
1901	7	7	0
1904	16	8	8
1905	11	0	11
1906	7	0	7
1907	14	9	5
1908	6	0	6
1909	14	5	9
1910	24	16	8
1911	22	10	12
1912	38	24	14
1913	27	13	14
1914	57	21	36
1915	66	24	42
1916	80	31	49
1917	91	29	62
1918	127	46	81
1919	130	37	93
1920	223	53	170
1921	319	45	274
1922	436	65	371
1923	545	76	469
1924	832	99	733
1925	1,198	111	1,087
1926	1,741	144	1,597
1927	2,467	178	2,289	#91 boy name
1928	3,161	193	2,968	#65 boy name
1929	4,132	209	3,923	#50 boy name
1930	5,444	262	5,182	#41 boy name
1931	6,098	242	5,856	#32 boy name
1932	6,844	250	6,594	#30 boy name
1933	6,748	259	6,489	#26 boy name
1934	7,774	247	7,527	#23 boy name
1935	7,970	245	7,725	#24 boy name
1936	7,927	193	7,734	#24 boy name
1937	7,952	207	7,745	#24 boy name
1938	7,683	191	7,492	#27 boy name
1939	7,199	147	7,052	#29 boy name
1940	7,030	149	6,881	#30 boy name
1941	6,762	176	6,586	#35 boy name
1942	6,380	132	6,248	#43 boy name
1943	6,267	148	6,119	#46 boy name
1944	5,581	171	5,410	#50 boy name
1945	5,179	129	5,050	#53 boy name
1946	5,939	171	5,768	#53 boy name
1947	6,304	185	6,119	#60 boy name
1948	5,714	139	5,575	#62 boy name
1949	5,270	155	5,115	#67 boy name
1950	5,151	129	5,022	#65 boy name
1951	5,132	135	4,997	#77 boy name
1952	5,095	131	4,964	#77 boy name
1953	5,323	135	5,188	#73 boy name
1954	5,625	131	5,494	#72 boy name
1955	5,330	116	5,214	#75 boy name
1956	5,463	106	5,357	#77 boy name
1957	5,730	114	5,616	#78 boy name
1958	5,827	98	5,729	#69 boy name
1959	5,800	125	5,675	#71 boy name
1960	5,754	102	5,652	#73 boy name
1961	5,525	123	5,402	#76 boy name
1962	5,429	108	5,321	#78 boy name
1963	5,305	94	5,211	#75 boy name
1964	5,194	111	5,083	#73 boy name
1965	4,680	87	4,593	#80 boy name
1966	4,150	82	4,068	#82 boy name
1967	3,878	98	3,780	#83 boy name
1968	3,733	101	3,632	#81 boy name
1969	3,766	115	3,651	#82 boy name
1970	3,781	147	3,634	#87 boy name
1971	3,783	133	3,650	#80 boy name
1972	3,291	113	3,178	#90 boy name
1973	3,003	115	2,888	#93 boy name
1974	2,907	117	2,790	#92 boy name
1975	2,876	104	2,772	#93 boy name
1976	2,752	110	2,642	#97 boy name
1977	2,651	110	2,541
1978	2,495	97	2,398
1979	2,702	115	2,587
1980	2,830	108	2,722
1981	2,758	99	2,659
1982	2,707	101	2,606
1983	2,446	90	2,356
1984	2,167	49	2,118
1985	2,144	50	2,094
1986	2,162	57	2,105
1987	1,931	45	1,886
1988	1,746	30	1,716
1989	1,810	51	1,759
1990	1,707	29	1,678
1991	1,544	36	1,508
1992	1,408	21	1,387
1993	1,243	22	1,221
1994	1,155	19	1,136
1995	1,066	20	1,046
1996	955	22	933
1997	924	11	913
1998	854	19	835
1999	739	11	728
2000	742	12	730
2001	662	8	654
2002	650	6	644
2003	567	8	559
2004	581	8	573
2005	504	0	504
2006	552	6	546
2007	521	0	521
2008	518	6	512
2009	462	5	457
2010	462	5	457
2011	344	0	344
2012	337	6	331
2013	360	0	360
2014	311	0	311
2015	325	0	325

Fun Facts about the name Bobby

How many people with the first name Bobby have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 322,193 babies born with the first name Bobby in the United States. That's more than enough people named Bobby to occupy the country of Iceland with an estimated population of 320,060 (as of April 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Bobby? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1900 when it was given as a first name to 12 new born babies.
When was Bobby first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Bobby is Wednesday, August 9th, 1876.
What year had the most people named Bobby born? The highest recorded use of the first name Bobby was in 1937 with a total of 7,745 babies. That's a lot of babies named Bobby!
Random Bobby Factoid: According to the 1965 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Bobby ranks 21^st in popularity as a baby boy's name in Mississippi. Imagine that, 207 babies in Mississippi have the same name as you in 1965.
Weird things about the name Bobby: Your name in reverse order is Ybbob. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Ybobb. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Bobby? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,042 people with the last name Bobby.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Bobby? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Bobby as their last name since less than 1 person in 286k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

Where is the name Bobby popular?

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Popularity of Bobby as a first name

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Popularity of Bobby as a last name

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Common last names for Bobby

Smith
Jones
Johnson
Williams
Brown
Davis
Moore
Wilson
Taylor
Miller
Harris
Jackson
Martin
White
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Thomas
Walker
Clark
Robinson
Hall

Common first names for Bobby

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Bobby	U.S.
█	White	78.79%	64.26%
█	African American	7.97%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	4.13%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	3.93%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	3.74%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	1.44%	16.26%

Of Last Name Bobby

People with the last name Bobby are most frequently White

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Bobby" mean? The list below shows the origins of Bobby as well as things modernly associated with the name Bobby such as celebrities named Bobby.

American

Origin and Meaning of Bobby

The name "Bobby" is of American origin, and it means "Diminutive form of Robert". It's a name commonly given to both boys and girls.

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun Bob"by

A nickname for a British policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler.

Other Dictionary Sources

An informal term for a British policeman

Wiktionary

Bob +‎ -y

A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.

Notable Persons With the Name Bobby

Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer was a chess player. He holds the title Grandmaster(1958) and Grandmaster (chess). Bobby was given the name Robert James Fischer on March 9th, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He passed away on January 17th, 2008.

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Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown is a singing, songwriter, dance, actor, singer, and dancer. He has had major accomplishments since 1978. Bobby was given the name Robert Brown on February 5th, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale is an actor. He has had major accomplishments since 1996. Bobby was given the name Robert Cannavale on May 3rd, 1970 in Union City, New Jersey, U.S.

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Bobby Bonilla

Bobby Bonilla is a baseball player. Bobby was born on February 23rd, 1963 in The Bronx.

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Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin was a jazz, blues, rock, roll, pop music, swing music, and folk music musician. He plays Vocals, guitar, piano, drums, harmonica, and xylophone. His most notable accomplishments were from 1956 to 1973. Bobby was given the name Walden Robert Cassotto on May 14th, 1936 in East Harlem, New York City. He died on December 20th, 1973.

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Bobby Roode

Bobby Roode is a wrestler. Bobby was born on January 1st, 1977 in Scarborough, Toronto.

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Bobby Lashley

(wrestler)
Bobby Moore

(soccer player)
Bobby Sands

(for Fermanagh)
Dan Blocker

(actor)
Sir Bobby Charlton

(soccer player)
Bobby Flay

(chef)
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(musician)
Bobby Jindal

(Assistant Secretary of Health)
Bobby Moynihan

(actor/comedian)
Bobby Heenan

(wrestler)
Bobby Deol

(actor)
Bobby McFerrin

(musician)
Bobby Farrell

(dancer)
Bobby Womack

(singer-songwriter)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Bobby

Bobby

Bobby is a k-pop and korean hip hop rapping and lyricist. He has been prominent since 2013. Bobby was given the name Kim Ji-won on December 21st, 1995 in Virginia. Bobby is also known as Bobby Kim.

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Anne Bobby

Anne Bobby is an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1985 to present. Anne was given the name Anne Marie Bobby on December 12th, 1967.

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Monster Bobby

Monster Bobby is an indie pop musician. He was most prominent from 2003 to present. Monster was born in 1981. Monster is also known as Barry and Bobby.

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Amjad Bobby

Amjad Bobby is a film score. His career lasted from 1960 to 1960. Amjad was born in Amritsar. Amjad is also known as Amjad Bobby.

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Hamilton Bobby

Hamilton Bobby was a soccer player for the Tamil Nadu football team, India national under-17 football team, India national under-23 football team, and India national football team. He passed away on December 10th, 2011.

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