Bobby

Origin	Gender	Meaning
American	Either	short for robert
German	Boy	Bright fame

Fun Facts about the name Bobby

Backwards

Ybbob

Scrabble Score

14 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A nickname for a policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler."

Similar & Rhyming Names

BobbyeBowapiBahBayoBou

Popularity of Bobby

Popularity Analysis

The name Bobby first appeared in the social security administration database in 1904. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1934 when it reached rank #23. It broke into the top 100 for 50 years. As of 2020, it ranked #846.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2020	846	Male	0.0145%
2019	881	Male	0.0130%
2018	826	Male	0.0139%
2017	786	Male	0.0151%
2016	766	Male	0.0156%
2015	740	Male	0.0161%
2014	754	Male	0.0152%
2013	666	Male	0.0179%
2012	713	Male	0.0163%
2011	682	Male	0.0170%
2010	555	Male	0.0221%
2009	579	Male	0.0215%
2008	525	Male	0.0236%
2007	506	Male	0.0236%
2006	484	Male	0.0249%
2005	490	Male	0.0237%
2004	451	Male	0.0271%
2003	452	Male	0.0266%
2002	399	Male	0.0312%
2001	389	Male	0.0317%
2000	364	Male	0.0350%
1999	359	Male	0.0358%
1998	324	Male	0.0412%
1997	299	Male	0.0457%
1996	289	Male	0.0467%
1995	269	Male	0.0519%
1994	254	Male	0.0558%
1993	238	Male	0.0592%
1992	220	Male	0.0662%
1991	205	Male	0.0711%
1990	185	Male	0.0780%
1989	172	Male	0.0839%
1988	163	Male	0.0858%
1987	147	Male	0.0968%
1986	130	Male	0.1096%
1985	135	Male	0.1089%
1984	129	Male	0.1130%
1983	118	Male	0.1265%
1982	112	Male	0.1381%
1981	110	Male	0.1428%
1980	109	Male	0.1469%
1979	106	Male	0.1444%
1978	110	Male	0.1405%
1977	105	Male	0.1486%
1976	97	Male	0.1619%
1975	93	Male	0.1709%
1974	92	Male	0.1711%
1973	93	Male	0.1792%
1972	90	Male	0.1898%
1971	79	Male	0.2011%
1970	87	Male	0.1906%
1969	82	Male	0.1995%
1968	81	Male	0.2044%
1967	83	Male	0.2125%
1966	82	Male	0.2238%
1965	80	Male	0.2420%
1964	73	Male	0.2509%
1963	75	Male	0.2522%
1962	78	Male	0.2532%
1961	76	Male	0.2504%
1960	73	Male	0.2610%
1959	72	Male	0.2617%
1958	69	Male	0.2658%
1957	78	Male	0.2568%
1956	77	Male	0.2499%
1955	75	Male	0.2496%
1954	72	Male	0.2654%
1953	73	Male	0.2598%
1952	77	Male	0.2514%
1951	78	Male	0.2604%
1950	65	Male	0.2762%
1949	67	Male	0.2840%
1948	62	Male	0.3129%
1947	60	Male	0.3294%
1946	53	Male	0.3488%
1945	53	Male	0.3690%
1944	50	Male	0.3897%
1943	46	Male	0.4210%
1942	43	Male	0.4435%
1941	35	Male	0.5248%
1940	30	Male	0.5805%
1939	29	Male	0.6221%
1938	27	Male	0.6593%
1937	24	Male	0.7081%
1936	24	Male	0.7267%
1935	24	Male	0.7221%
1934	23	Male	0.7088%
1933	26	Male	0.6369%
1932	30	Male	0.6127%
1931	32	Male	0.5486%
1930	41	Male	0.4592%
1929	50	Male	0.3546%
1928	65	Male	0.2601%
1927	91	Male	0.1969%
1926	116	Male	0.1395%
1925	149	Male	0.0944%
1924	191	Male	0.0625%
1923	260	Male	0.0416%
1922	293	Male	0.0331%
1921	365	Male	0.0241%
1920	466	Male	0.0155%
1919	623	Male	0.0093%
1918	701	Male	0.0077%
1917	800	Male	0.0065%
1916	897	Male	0.0053%
1915	953	Male	0.0049%
1914	908	Male	0.0053%
1911	990	Male	0.0050%
1905	746	Male	0.0077%
1904	892	Male	0.0058%

Search Baby Names

Today's Poll

This video is a short video journey through the months leading to birth.

Introducing Our Nine Month Project (Miracle)

What We Learn Before We Are Born