Bobby

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Bobby is a given name of English, Scottish origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 324,511 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 314,848 as boys and 9,663 as girls. Bobby gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1937 and has since declined significantly. It is the #235 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 198
2023 169
2022 224
2021 222
2020 268
2019 258
2018 279
2017 303
2016 322
2015 328
2014 313
2013 363
2012 337
2011 345
2010 462
2009 463
2008 521
2007 523
2006 552
2005 505
2004 581
2003 567
2002 650
2001 663
2000 742
1999 740
1998 854
1997 924
1996 954
1995 1,066
1994 1,155
1993 1,243
1992 1,408
1991 1,544
1990 1,706
1989 1,810
1988 1,745
1987 1,934
1986 2,162
1985 2,144
1984 2,168
1983 2,447
1982 2,706
1981 2,757
1980 2,832
1979 2,699
1978 2,495
1977 2,649
1976 2,754
1975 2,876
1974 2,909
1973 3,004
1972 3,285
1971 3,785
1970 3,783
1969 3,768
1968 3,730
1967 3,876
1966 4,149
1965 4,675
1964 5,194
1963 5,306
1962 5,431
1961 5,526
1960 5,754
1959 5,801
1958 5,835
1957 5,730
1956 5,464
1955 5,338
1954 5,639
1953 5,315
1952 5,091
1951 5,140
1950 5,147
1949 5,275
1948 5,720
1947 6,300
1946 5,943
1945 5,178
1944 5,582
1943 6,269
1942 6,381
1941 6,766
1940 7,031
1939 7,203
1938 7,688
1937 7,953
1936 7,928
1935 7,971
1934 7,777
1933 6,749
1932 6,847
1931 6,100
1930 5,444
1929 4,133
1928 3,164
1927 2,465
1926 1,739
1925 1,196
1924 832
1923 546
1922 435
1921 319
1920 223
1919 130
1918 127
1917 91
1916 80
1915 66
1914 57
1913 27
1912 38
1911 22
1910 24
1909 14
1908 6
1907 14
1906 7
1905 11
1904 16
1901 7
1900 12