Bobby was a very popular boys' name that peaked at #23 in 1934 but is far less common today.
Bobby is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,097 among boys (195) and #8,448 among girls (12) — overall #2,158 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | 207 | #8,448 | #1,097 |
| 2024 | 201 | 201 | #10,411 | #1,114 |
| 2023 | 169 | 169 | — | #1,192 |
| 2022 | 224 | 224 | #9,806 | #1,033 |
| 2021 | 223 | 223 | #12,429 | #1,016 |
| 2020 | 268 | 268 | — | #850 |
| 2019 | 258 | 258 | #11,542 | #880 |
| 2018 | 279 | 279 | #12,706 | #823 |
| 2017 | 303 | 303 | #16,290 | #786 |
| 2016 | 322 | 322 | — | #754 |
| 2015 | 328 | 328 | — | #740 |
| 2014 | 313 | 313 | — | #754 |
| 2013 | 363 | 363 | — | #665 |
| 2012 | 337 | 337 | #15,275 | #714 |
| 2011 | 346 | 346 | — | #683 |
| 2010 | 463 | 463 | #17,455 | #552 |
| 2009 | 463 | 463 | #17,746 | #576 |
| 2008 | 521 | 521 | #15,717 | #524 |
| 2007 | 523 | 523 | — | #503 |
| 2006 | 552 | 552 | #15,439 | #483 |
| 2005 | 505 | 505 | — | #490 |
| 2004 | 581 | 581 | #11,778 | #452 |
| 2003 | 567 | 567 | #11,478 | #451 |
| 2002 | 650 | 650 | #13,860 | #399 |
| 2001 | 663 | 663 | #11,164 | #389 |
| 2000 | 742 | 742 | #8,105 | #364 |
| 1999 | 740 | 740 | #8,310 | #359 |
| 1998 | 854 | 854 | #5,399 | #325 |
| 1997 | 924 | — | #7,829 | #299 |
| 1996 | 954 | — | #4,605 | #290 |
| 1995 | 1,066 | — | #4,864 | #269 |
| 1994 | 1,155 | — | #5,040 | #255 |
| 1993 | 1,243 | — | #4,541 | #238 |
| 1992 | 1,408 | — | #4,704 | #221 |
| 1991 | 1,544 | — | #3,103 | #206 |
| 1990 | 1,706 | — | #3,629 | #185 |
| 1989 | 1,810 | — | #2,305 | #172 |
| 1988 | 1,745 | — | #3,230 | #163 |
| 1987 | 1,934 | — | #2,334 | #147 |
| 1986 | 2,162 | — | #1,932 | #130 |
| 1985 | 2,144 | — | #2,105 | #135 |
| 1984 | 2,168 | — | #2,051 | #129 |
| 1983 | 2,447 | — | #1,328 | #118 |
| 1982 | 2,706 | — | #1,269 | #113 |
| 1981 | 2,757 | — | #1,286 | #110 |
| 1980 | 2,832 | — | #1,218 | #109 |
| 1979 | 2,699 | — | #1,154 | #106 |
| 1978 | 2,495 | — | #1,265 | #109 |
| 1977 | 2,649 | — | #1,146 | #105 |
| 1976 | 2,754 | — | #1,098 | #96 |
| 1975 | 2,876 | — | #1,119 | #93 |
| 1974 | 2,909 | — | #1,023 | #92 |
| 1973 | 3,004 | — | #1,015 | #93 |
| 1972 | 3,284 | — | #1,032 | #90 |
| 1971 | 3,785 | — | #957 | #79 |
| 1970 | 3,783 | — | #894 | #87 |
| 1969 | 3,767 | — | #1,007 | #82 |
| 1968 | 3,729 | — | #1,031 | #81 |
| 1967 | 3,877 | — | #1,040 | #83 |
| 1966 | 4,150 | — | #1,180 | #82 |
| 1965 | 4,675 | — | #1,135 | #80 |
| 1964 | 5,193 | — | #1,021 | #73 |
| 1963 | 5,306 | — | #1,127 | #75 |
| 1962 | 5,431 | — | #1,039 | #78 |
| 1961 | 5,525 | — | #972 | #76 |
| 1960 | 5,758 | — | #1,064 | #73 |
| 1959 | 5,802 | — | #936 | #71 |
| 1958 | 5,833 | — | #1,060 | #69 |
| 1957 | 5,730 | — | #976 | #78 |
| 1956 | 5,464 | — | #990 | #77 |
| 1955 | 5,338 | — | #916 | #75 |
| 1954 | 5,638 | — | #821 | #72 |
| 1953 | 5,315 | — | #787 | #74 |
| 1952 | 5,091 | — | #785 | #77 |
| 1951 | 5,140 | — | #760 | #77 |
| 1950 | 5,148 | — | #762 | #65 |
| 1949 | 5,275 | — | #668 | #67 |
| 1948 | 5,720 | — | #709 | #62 |
| 1947 | 6,300 | — | #617 | #60 |
| 1946 | 5,943 | — | #601 | #53 |
| 1945 | 5,181 | — | #642 | #53 |
| 1944 | 5,581 | — | #557 | #50 |
| 1943 | 6,269 | — | #621 | #46 |
| 1942 | 6,380 | — | #650 | #43 |
| 1941 | 6,765 | — | #526 | #35 |
| 1940 | 7,031 | — | #568 | #30 |
| 1939 | 7,204 | — | #551 | #29 |
| 1938 | 7,689 | — | #481 | #27 |
| 1937 | 7,953 | — | #455 | #24 |
| 1936 | 7,928 | — | #463 | #24 |
| 1935 | 7,971 | — | #416 | #24 |
| 1934 | 7,779 | — | #416 | #23 |
| 1933 | 6,749 | — | #401 | #26 |
| 1932 | 6,847 | — | #413 | #30 |
| 1931 | 6,100 | — | #414 | #32 |
| 1930 | 5,443 | — | #405 | #41 |
| 1929 | 4,134 | — | #456 | #50 |
| 1928 | 3,165 | — | #498 | #65 |
| 1927 | 2,464 | — | #530 | #91 |
| 1926 | 1,739 | — | #592 | #116 |
| 1925 | 1,196 | — | #698 | #150 |
| 1924 | 832 | — | #744 | #191 |
| 1923 | 546 | — | #838 | #260 |
| 1922 | 435 | — | #906 | #293 |
| 1921 | 319 | — | #1,138 | #365 |
| 1920 | 223 | — | #1,021 | #468 |
| 1919 | 130 | — | #1,249 | #629 |
| 1918 | 127 | — | #1,074 | #701 |
| 1917 | 91 | — | #1,379 | #799 |
| 1916 | 80 | — | #1,301 | #897 |
| 1915 | 66 | — | #1,483 | #965 |
| 1914 | 57 | — | #1,390 | #908 |
| 1913 | 27 | — | #1,684 | #1,451 |
| 1912 | 38 | — | #1,059 | #1,280 |
| 1911 | 22 | — | #1,555 | #991 |
| 1910 | 24 | — | #1,116 | #1,209 |
| 1909 | 14 | — | #2,250 | #1,031 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,235 |
| 1907 | 14 | — | #1,402 | #1,366 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1905 | 11 | — | — | #746 |
| 1904 | 16 | — | #1,380 | #891 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #1,357 | — |
| 1900 | 12 | — | #1,965 | #1,061 |