Bobby

Where Bobby comes from

From Bob + -y.
— Wiktionary's entry for Bobby
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Bobby through the years
  1. 1900
    First appearance
    #1,050 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1913
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1933
    Bobby Robson born
    English association football player and manager
  4. 1934
    Peak, #23
    7,532 babies named Bobby, its best rank.
  5. 1937
    Bobby Charlton born
    English association football player and manager
  6. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #81.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.
Namesakes
  • Bobby Charlton · English association football player and manager, 1937–2023
  • Bobby Robson · English association football player and manager, 1933–2009
  • Bobby Moore · English association football player, 1941–1993
  • Bobby Farrell · Dutch dancer and singer, 1949–2010
  • Bobby Cannavale · American actor, born 1970

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.