Bobby

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Bobby or Bobbie is both a masculine and a feminine hypocorism, given name and occasional nickname. It is usually a variant of Robert or Roberta. It can also be short for the male name Roberto. The female version is also sometimes spelled "Bobbi" or "Bobi".

From Wikipedia

Bobby first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 93 babies (rank #292 that year). In 2024 it was given to 17 boys (rank #1,346). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Bobby

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bobby yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

932

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Mad Men: Bobby Draper — their son

Famous people named Bobby

Bobby Charltonautobiographer · b. 1937
Bobby Robsonautobiographer · b. 1933
Bobby Mooresports commentator · b. 1941
Bobby Farrellsinger · b. 1949
Bobby Cannavalefilm actor · b. 1970

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	76	#330
1992	93	#292
1993	55	#403
1994	54	#387
1995	60	#397
1996	50	#426
1997	34	#544
1998	25	#673
1999	37	#508
2000	29	#620
2001	16	#942
2002	23	#758
2003	25	#725
2004	16	#1,023
2005	8	#1,735
2006	24	#833
2007	22	#917
2008	19	#1,050
2009	16	#1,214
2010	10	#1,707
2011	21	#1,020
2012	18	#1,128
2013	13	#1,419
2014	15	#1,266
2015	17	#1,172
2016	14	#1,372
2017	11	#1,675
2018	19	#1,125
2019	17	#1,238
2020	17	#1,253
2021	18	#1,227
2022	18	#1,214
2023	20	#1,138
2024	17	#1,346