Bobby

Given to 324,728 US babies since 1900

▼ Falling −27% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#8362
recorded as girls
#1097
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
207
girls 12 · boys 195
Peak year
1936
7,735 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
324,728
since 1900

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Bobby was most popular in 1936, when 7,735 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 195 babies were named Bobby, ranking #1097 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1936 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Bobby was most popular in 1936, when 7,735 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 195 babies were named Bobby, ranking #1097 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1936

Bobby was most popular in 1936, when 7,735 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 195 babies were named Bobby, ranking #1097 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 12 8362 195 1097
2024 9 10271 192 1114
2023 <5 — 169 1192
2022 10 9680 214 1032
2021 7 12206 216 1016
2020 <5 — 268 850
2019 8 11356 250 880
2018 7 12464 272 823
2017 5 15902 298 786
2016 <5 — 322 754
2015 <5 — 328 740
2014 <5 — 313 754
2013 <5 — 363 665
2012 6 14962 331 714
2011 <5 — 346 682
2010 5 16992 458 551
2009 5 17294 458 576
2008 6 15405 515 524
2007 <5 — 523 503
2006 6 15152 546 483
2005 <5 — 505 490
2004 8 11624 573 452
2003 8 11325 559 451
2002 6 13595 644 399
2001 8 11020 655 389
2000 12 8027 730 364
1999 11 8223 729 359
1998 19 5363 835 325
1997 11 7742 913 299
1996 22 4583 932 290
1995 20 4846 1,046 269
1994 19 5016 1,136 255
1993 22 4524 1,221 238
1992 21 4686 1,387 221
1991 36 3097 1,508 206
1990 29 3623 1,677 185
1989 51 2304 1,759 172
1988 30 3225 1,715 163
1987 45 2332 1,889 147
1986 57 1932 2,105 130
1985 50 2100 2,094 135
1984 49 2050 2,119 129
1983 90 1328 2,357 118
1982 101 1268 2,605 113
1981 99 1285 2,658 110
1980 108 1216 2,724 109
1979 115 1154 2,584 106
1978 97 1265 2,398 109
1977 110 1146 2,539 105
1976 110 1098 2,644 96
1975 104 1119 2,772 93
1974 117 1023 2,792 92
1973 115 1015 2,889 93
1972 113 1030 3,171 90
1971 133 957 3,652 79
1970 147 894 3,636 87
1969 115 1007 3,652 82
1968 101 1031 3,628 81
1967 98 1039 3,779 83
1966 82 1178 4,068 82
1965 87 1135 4,588 80
1964 111 1021 5,082 73
1963 94 1126 5,212 75
1962 108 1038 5,323 78
1961 123 972 5,402 76
1960 102 1063 5,656 73
1959 125 936 5,677 71
1958 98 1059 5,735 69
1957 113 975 5,617 78
1956 106 988 5,358 77
1955 115 916 5,223 75
1954 131 821 5,507 72
1953 136 787 5,179 74
1952 131 785 4,960 77
1951 134 760 5,006 77
1950 129 762 5,019 65
1949 155 668 5,120 67
1948 139 708 5,581 62
1947 184 617 6,116 60
1946 172 601 5,771 53
1945 129 642 5,052 53
1944 171 556 5,410 50
1943 148 621 6,121 46
1942 132 648 6,248 43
1941 176 525 6,589 35
1940 149 568 6,882 30
1939 147 551 7,057 29
1938 191 481 7,498 27
1937 208 455 7,745 24
1936 193 462 7,735 24
1935 245 416 7,726 24
1934 247 416 7,532 23
1933 259 401 6,490 26
1932 250 413 6,597 30
1931 242 414 5,858 32
1930 262 405 5,181 41
1929 209 455 3,925 50
1928 193 498 2,972 65
1927 178 530 2,286 91
1926 144 592 1,595 116
1925 111 698 1,085 150
1924 99 744 733 191
1923 76 838 470 260
1922 65 906 370 293
1921 45 1136 274 364
1920 53 1021 170 468
1919 37 1242 93 628
1918 46 1073 81 700
1917 29 1377 62 797
1916 31 1298 49 892
1915 24 1475 42 962
1914 21 1385 36 907
1913 13 1670 14 1441
1912 24 1055 14 1268
1911 10 1545 12 982
1910 16 1110 8 1193
1909 5 2208 9 1020
1908 <5 — 6 1217
1907 9 1384 5 1345
1906 <5 — 7 1004
1905 <5 — 11 741
1904 8 1364 8 874
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 7 1339 <5 —
1900 5 1932 7 1050

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Other spellings

Bobbie · 107,049 Bobbi · 24,280 Bobbye · 3,269 Bobie · 797 Bobi · 593 Boby · 374

Names like Bobby

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Bobby is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 3% · boys 97% across all years