Bobby
Boy name
Bobby meaning
Diminutive of Robert, which means “shining glory”
Bobby at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,123 in 2024
Bobby popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1920 | #468 | 170 |
| 1930 | #41 | 5,182 |
| 1934 | #23 | 7,530 |
| 1940 | #30 | 6,882 |
| 1950 | #65 | 5,018 |
| 1960 | #73 | 5,652 |
| 1970 | #87 | 3,636 |
| 1980 | #109 | 2,724 |
| 1990 | #185 | 1,677 |
| 2000 | #364 | 730 |
| 2010 | #552 | 457 |
| 2020 | #849 | 268 |
| 2024 | #1,123 | 189 |
All 122 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1904 | #874 | 8 |
| 1905 | #741 | 11 |
| 1906 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1907 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1909 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1911 | #982 | 12 |
| 1912 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1913 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1914 | #907 | 36 |
| 1915 | #962 | 42 |
| 1916 | #892 | 49 |
| 1917 | #797 | 62 |
| 1918 | #700 | 81 |
| 1919 | #628 | 93 |
| 1920 | #468 | 170 |
| 1921 | #364 | 274 |
| 1922 | #293 | 370 |
| 1923 | #260 | 470 |
| 1924 | #191 | 733 |
| 1925 | #150 | 1,085 |
| 1926 | #116 | 1,595 |
| 1927 | #91 | 2,287 |
| 1928 | #65 | 2,971 |
| 1929 | #50 | 3,924 |
| 1930 | #41 | 5,182 |
| 1931 | #32 | 5,858 |
| 1932 | #30 | 6,597 |
| 1933 | #26 | 6,490 |
| 1934 | #23 | 7,530 |
| 1935 | #24 | 7,726 |
| 1936 | #24 | 7,735 |
| 1937 | #24 | 7,745 |
| 1938 | #27 | 7,497 |
| 1939 | #29 | 7,056 |
| 1940 | #30 | 6,882 |
| 1941 | #35 | 6,590 |
| 1942 | #43 | 6,249 |
| 1943 | #46 | 6,121 |
| 1944 | #50 | 5,411 |
| 1945 | #53 | 5,049 |
| 1946 | #53 | 5,771 |
| 1947 | #60 | 6,116 |
| 1948 | #62 | 5,581 |
| 1949 | #67 | 5,120 |
| 1950 | #65 | 5,018 |
| 1951 | #77 | 5,006 |
| 1952 | #77 | 4,960 |
| 1953 | #74 | 5,179 |
| 1954 | #72 | 5,508 |
| 1955 | #75 | 5,223 |
| 1956 | #77 | 5,358 |
| 1957 | #78 | 5,617 |
| 1958 | #69 | 5,737 |
| 1959 | #72 | 5,676 |
| 1960 | #73 | 5,652 |
| 1961 | #76 | 5,403 |
| 1962 | #78 | 5,323 |
| 1963 | #75 | 5,212 |
| 1964 | #73 | 5,083 |
| 1965 | #80 | 4,588 |
| 1966 | #82 | 4,067 |
| 1967 | #83 | 3,778 |
| 1968 | #81 | 3,629 |
| 1969 | #82 | 3,653 |
| 1970 | #87 | 3,636 |
| 1971 | #79 | 3,652 |
| 1972 | #90 | 3,172 |
| 1973 | #93 | 2,889 |
| 1974 | #92 | 2,792 |
| 1975 | #93 | 2,772 |
| 1976 | #97 | 2,644 |
| 1977 | #105 | 2,539 |
| 1978 | #110 | 2,398 |
| 1979 | #106 | 2,584 |
| 1980 | #109 | 2,724 |
| 1981 | #110 | 2,658 |
| 1982 | #113 | 2,605 |
| 1983 | #118 | 2,357 |
| 1984 | #129 | 2,119 |
| 1985 | #135 | 2,094 |
| 1986 | #130 | 2,105 |
| 1987 | #147 | 1,889 |
| 1988 | #163 | 1,715 |
| 1989 | #172 | 1,759 |
| 1990 | #185 | 1,677 |
| 1991 | #206 | 1,508 |
| 1992 | #221 | 1,387 |
| 1993 | #238 | 1,221 |
| 1994 | #255 | 1,136 |
| 1995 | #269 | 1,046 |
| 1996 | #290 | 932 |
| 1997 | #299 | 913 |
| 1998 | #325 | 835 |
| 1999 | #359 | 729 |
| 2000 | #364 | 730 |
| 2001 | #389 | 655 |
| 2002 | #399 | 644 |
| 2003 | #451 | 559 |
| 2004 | #451 | 573 |
| 2005 | #490 | 505 |
| 2006 | #483 | 546 |
| 2007 | #503 | 523 |
| 2008 | #524 | 515 |
| 2009 | #576 | 458 |
| 2010 | #552 | 457 |
| 2011 | #683 | 345 |
| 2012 | #714 | 331 |
| 2013 | #665 | 363 |
| 2014 | #754 | 313 |
| 2015 | #740 | 328 |
| 2016 | #754 | 322 |
| 2017 | #786 | 298 |
| 2018 | #822 | 272 |
| 2019 | #880 | 250 |
| 2020 | #849 | 268 |
| 2021 | #1,021 | 215 |
| 2022 | #1,032 | 214 |
| 2023 | #1,191 | 169 |
| 2024 | #1,123 | 189 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Bobby” (revision 90570418), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Robert” (revision 92726033), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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