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Bobby

Boy's name · #1097 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Bobby is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1934, when it ranked #23. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 315,000 boys since 1900, ranked #1097 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#30 in Ireland (2025) · #83 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #94 in England & Wales (2025) · #126 in N. Ireland (2025) · #335 in Scotland (2025) · #359 in Netherlands (2025) · #440 in New Zealand (2025) · #739 in Sweden (2025) · #1,346 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bobbys

• Bobby Fischer — American chess player (1943–2008)
• Bobby Charlton — English association football player and manager (1937–2023)
• Bobby Robson — English association football player and manager (1933–2009)
• Bobby Moore — English association football player (1941–1993)
• Bobby McFerrin — American jazz vocalist and composer (born 1950)

In stories & tradition

• Bobby (Iceman) — The Marvel Super Heroes (TV series)
• Bobby (Sunspot) — The New Mutants (comics)
• Bobby Singer — Supernatural (TV series)

What Bobbys become

Among 2,231 notable people named Bobby:

Sports figures appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bobby Fischer, American chess player (1943–2008).

Similar names: Robbie · Gerald · Bode · Toby · Billy · Ronnie

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