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Bobby

/ˈbɑbi/ · 97% boys · 207 born in 2025

Bobby has been given to about 324,728 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1935, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɑbi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 222,747
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bobby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1935 · 7,971
  • Born in 2025207
  • All time324,728
  • England & Wales, 2025#95 · 552

How popular is Bobby?

Its best year was 1935, when 7,971 babies were given the name, ranking 24th. The typical living American called Bobby is about 67 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Bobby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Robby0.82
  2. Toby0.78
  3. Coby0.78
  4. Koby0.78
  5. Colby0.70
  6. Kolby0.70
  7. Bob0.68
  8. Bobbie0.62

Middle names for Bobby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bobby Paul0.77
  2. Bobby Lee0.77
  3. Bobby Dean0.76
  4. Bobby Wade0.76
  5. Bobby Quinn0.76
  6. Bobby Neal0.76

Sibling names for Bobby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Waynebrother · 0.95
  2. Marilynsister · 0.94
  3. Johnnybrother · 0.94
  4. Elainesister · 0.94
  5. Allenbrother · 0.94
  6. Leeeither · 0.93

Where Bobby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oklahoma0.02%
  2. South Carolina0.02%
  3. Kentucky0.02%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. Alabama0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Bobby Anderson0.77
  2. Bobby White0.72
  3. Bobby Reyes0.72
  4. Bobby Nguyen0.72
  5. Bobby Lee0.72
  6. Bobby Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Bobby

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Bobby across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.