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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 1,186 babies (rank #57 that year). In 2024 it was given to 652 boys (rank #82). The name has been declining 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.

17,010

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,186

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
1996	126	#238
1997	110	#259
1998	108	#262
1999	97	#282
2000	99	#273
2001	99	#277
2002	94	#294
2003	189	#200
2004	539	#103
2005	497	#112
2006	502	#113
2007	513	#112
2008	533	#110
2009	615	#104
2010	773	#83
2011	869	#76
2012	1,186	#57
2013	1,049	#59
2014	922	#71
2015	983	#67
2016	775	#90
2017	955	#65
2018	872	#73
2019	903	#68
2020	790	#70
2021	772	#73
2022	712	#80
2023	570	#93
2024	652	#82