Boby

BOH-bee /ˈboʊbi/
boy 2 syllables fading

Boby is a rare variant of Bobby that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Boby is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2004. Boby was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 1935 (25 births).

About the name Boby

PronunciationBOH-bee /ˈboʊbi/
25peak births 1935
1919first in SSA data

Names similar to Boby

How popular is Boby?

Boys named Boby
1919192019401960198020002004
Boys named Boby per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1919–2004 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2004) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Boby total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200455#11,567
19905—#8,247
19895—#8,030
19818—#4,554
19805—#6,353
19795—#6,150
19746—#4,697
19685—#4,193
19666—#3,570
19635—#4,097
19605—#4,090
19566—#3,571
19505—#3,744
19468—#2,715
19458—#2,584
194414—#1,896
194310—#2,424
19428—#2,734
194113—#2,004
194011—#2,195
193916—#1,723
19389—#2,501
193722—#1,448
193617—#1,647
193525—#1,358
193410—#2,409
193313—#2,003
193217—#1,782
193115—#1,940
193014—#2,093
192915—#2,009
192810—#2,682
192711—#2,542
19266—#3,752
192510—#2,771
19245—#4,425
19215—#4,404
19206—#3,869
19195—#4,222