Bobby
#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · #1,097 for boys in 2025, 195 births
Given to boys 97.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1934 · 7,532 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 50 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 315,053since 1900
Bobby over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,362 | 12 | #1,097 | 195 |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | #1,114 | 192 |
| 2023 | — | #1,192 | 169 | |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #1,032 | 214 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #1,016 | 216 |
| 2020 | — | #850 | 268 | |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #880 | 250 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #823 | 272 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #786 | 298 |
| 2016 | — | #754 | 322 | |
| 2015 | — | #740 | 328 | |
| 2014 | — | #754 | 313 | |
| 2013 | — | #665 | 363 | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #714 | 331 |
| 2011 | — | #682 | 346 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #551 | 458 |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #576 | 458 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #524 | 515 |
| 2007 | — | #503 | 523 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #483 | 546 |
| 2005 | — | #490 | 505 | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #452 | 573 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #451 | 559 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #399 | 644 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #389 | 655 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #364 | 730 |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | #359 | 729 |
| 1998 | #5,363 | 19 | #325 | 835 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #299 | 913 |
| 1996 | #4,583 | 22 | #290 | 932 |
| 1995 | #4,846 | 20 | #269 | 1,046 |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | #255 | 1,136 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | #238 | 1,221 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #221 | 1,387 |
| 1991 | #3,097 | 36 | #206 | 1,508 |
| 1990 | #3,623 | 29 | #185 | 1,677 |
| 1989 | #2,304 | 51 | #172 | 1,759 |
| 1988 | #3,225 | 30 | #163 | 1,715 |
| 1987 | #2,332 | 45 | #147 | 1,889 |
| 1986 | #1,932 | 57 | #130 | 2,105 |
| 1985 | #2,100 | 50 | #135 | 2,094 |
| 1984 | #2,050 | 49 | #129 | 2,119 |
| 1983 | #1,328 | 90 | #118 | 2,357 |
| 1982 | #1,268 | 101 | #113 | 2,605 |
| 1981 | #1,285 | 99 | #110 | 2,658 |
| 1980 | #1,216 | 108 | #109 | 2,724 |
| 1979 | #1,154 | 115 | #106 | 2,584 |
| 1978 | #1,265 | 97 | #109 | 2,398 |
| 1977 | #1,146 | 110 | #105 | 2,539 |
| 1976 | #1,098 | 110 | #96 | 2,644 |
| 1975 | #1,119 | 104 | #93 | 2,772 |
| 1974 | #1,023 | 117 | #92 | 2,792 |
| 1973 | #1,015 | 115 | #93 | 2,889 |
| 1972 | #1,030 | 113 | #90 | 3,171 |
| 1971 | #957 | 133 | #79 | 3,652 |
| 1970 | #894 | 147 | #87 | 3,636 |
| 1969 | #1,007 | 115 | #82 | 3,652 |
| 1968 | #1,031 | 101 | #81 | 3,628 |
| 1967 | #1,039 | 98 | #83 | 3,779 |
| 1966 | #1,178 | 82 | #82 | 4,068 |
| 1965 | #1,135 | 87 | #80 | 4,588 |
| 1964 | #1,021 | 111 | #73 | 5,082 |
| 1963 | #1,126 | 94 | #75 | 5,212 |
| 1962 | #1,038 | 108 | #78 | 5,323 |
| 1961 | #972 | 123 | #76 | 5,402 |
| 1960 | #1,063 | 102 | #73 | 5,656 |
| 1959 | #936 | 125 | #71 | 5,677 |
| 1958 | #1,059 | 98 | #69 | 5,735 |
| 1957 | #975 | 113 | #78 | 5,617 |
| 1956 | #988 | 106 | #77 | 5,358 |
| 1955 | #916 | 115 | #75 | 5,223 |
| 1954 | #821 | 131 | #72 | 5,507 |
| 1953 | #787 | 136 | #74 | 5,179 |
| 1952 | #785 | 131 | #77 | 4,960 |
| 1951 | #760 | 134 | #77 | 5,006 |
| 1950 | #762 | 129 | #65 | 5,019 |
| 1949 | #668 | 155 | #67 | 5,120 |
| 1948 | #708 | 139 | #62 | 5,581 |
| 1947 | #617 | 184 | #60 | 6,116 |
| 1946 | #601 | 172 | #53 | 5,771 |
| 1945 | #642 | 129 | #53 | 5,052 |
| 1944 | #556 | 171 | #50 | 5,410 |
| 1943 | #621 | 148 | #46 | 6,121 |
| 1942 | #648 | 132 | #43 | 6,248 |
| 1941 | #525 | 176 | #35 | 6,589 |
| 1940 | #568 | 149 | #30 | 6,882 |
| 1939 | #551 | 147 | #29 | 7,057 |
| 1938 | #481 | 191 | #27 | 7,498 |
| 1937 | #455 | 208 | #24 | 7,745 |
| 1936 | #462 | 193 | #24 | 7,735 |
| 1935 | #416 | 245 | #24 | 7,726 |
| 1934 | #416 | 247 | #23 | 7,532 |
| 1933 | #401 | 259 | #26 | 6,490 |
| 1932 | #413 | 250 | #30 | 6,597 |
| 1931 | #414 | 242 | #32 | 5,858 |
| 1930 | #405 | 262 | #41 | 5,181 |
| 1929 | #455 | 209 | #50 | 3,925 |
| 1928 | #498 | 193 | #65 | 2,972 |
| 1927 | #530 | 178 | #91 | 2,286 |
| 1926 | #592 | 144 | #116 | 1,595 |
| 1925 | #698 | 111 | #150 | 1,085 |
| 1924 | #744 | 99 | #191 | 733 |
| 1923 | #838 | 76 | #260 | 470 |
| 1922 | #906 | 65 | #293 | 370 |
| 1921 | #1,136 | 45 | #364 | 274 |
| 1920 | #1,021 | 53 | #468 | 170 |
| 1919 | #1,242 | 37 | #628 | 93 |
| 1918 | #1,073 | 46 | #700 | 81 |
| 1917 | #1,377 | 29 | #797 | 62 |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 | #892 | 49 |
| 1915 | #1,475 | 24 | #962 | 42 |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | #907 | 36 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #982 | 12 |
| 1910 | #1,110 | 16 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #1,050 | 7 |
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The first year at least five boys were named Bobby! It came in at #1,050, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1903, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Bobby is popular in 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Arkansas#14 · 1 in 68
- Georgia#17 · 1 in 79
- Alabama#18 · 1 in 77
- North Carolina#18 · 1 in 85
- Mississippi#18 · 1 in 89
Best ever in a state: #6 in North Carolina, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #14 | 354 | 1 in 68 |
| Georgia | #17 | 573 | 1 in 79 |
| Alabama | #18 | 516 | 1 in 77 |
| Mississippi | #18 | 328 | 1 in 89 |
| North Carolina | #18 | 626 | 1 in 85 |
| Tennessee | #19 | 502 | 1 in 84 |
| South Carolina | #21 | 284 | 1 in 101 |
| Kentucky | #23 | 387 | 1 in 97 |
| Oklahoma | #24 | 241 | 1 in 103 |
| Texas | #24 | 762 | 1 in 129 |
| Louisiana | #34 | 207 | 1 in 164 |
| Virginia | #36 | 207 | 1 in 185 |
| New Mexico | #37 | 64 | 1 in 140 |
| West Virginia | #48 | 101 | 1 in 259 |
| Missouri | #51 | 165 | 1 in 265 |
| Florida | #56 | 113 | 1 in 255 |
| Arizona | #77 | 31 | 1 in 297 |
| Colorado | #110 | 27 | 1 in 571 |
| California | #116 | 178 | 1 in 671 |
| Indiana | #121 | 57 | 1 in 792 |
| Kansas | #126 | 30 | 1 in 670 |
| Idaho | #132 | 10 | 1 in 680 |
| Maryland | #151 | 21 | 1 in 1,219 |
| Illinois | #152 | 73 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Nebraska | #159 | 14 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Ohio | #160 | 62 | 1 in 1,529 |
| District of Columbia | #171 | 9 | 1 in 1,390 |
| Hawaii | #185 | 5 | 1 in 1,225 |
| Utah | #186 | 8 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Oregon | #213 | 9 | 1 in 1,883 |
| Washington | #221 | 13 | 1 in 2,117 |
| Michigan | #224 | 30 | 1 in 2,541 |
| New Jersey | #255 | 10 | 1 in 4,948 |
| Iowa | #256 | 10 | 1 in 3,028 |
| Minnesota | #269 | 8 | 1 in 4,378 |
| Massachusetts | #270 | 7 | 1 in 7,452 |
| New York | #277 | 32 | 1 in 4,937 |
| Wisconsin | #284 | 7 | 1 in 5,584 |
| Pennsylvania | #321 | 17 | 1 in 6,978 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bobby
- 17 spots since 2024 (#1,114 → #1,097)
- 247 spots since 2020 (#850 → #1,097)
- 357 spots since 2015 (#740 → #1,097)
- Biggest jump: 534 spots in 1914 (#1,441 → #907)
- Biggest drop: 286 spots in 1912 (#982 → #1,268)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1934 at #23 (7,532 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 34 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 50 yrs · run 1927–1976
- Top 1,000: 110 yrs · run 1914–2020
- Highest: 1 in 134 boys born in 1936 were named Bobby (0.75%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,759 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #23 in 1934, was only 1 in 137 (0.73%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.0% of all boys named Bobby (69,419) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 53 | #741 (1905) | #1,036 |
| 1910s | 411 | #628 (1919) | #977 |
| 1920s | 13,880 | #50 (1929) | #205 |
| 1930s | 69,419 | #23 (1934) | #28 |
| 1940s | 58,890 | #30 (1940) | #50 |
| 1950s | 53,281 | #65 (1950) | #74 |
| 1960s | 46,390 | #73 (1960) | #78 |
| 1970s | 29,077 | #79 (1971) | #95 |
| 1980s | 22,025 | #109 (1980) | #133 |
| 1990s | 11,384 | #185 (1990) | #265 |
| 2000s | 5,708 | #364 (2000) | #463 |
| 2010s | 3,281 | #551 (2010) | #735 |
| 2020s | 1,254 | #850 (2020) | #1,050 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bobby in 1947
Top girls' names in 1947
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
girls
1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 9,635 of them was named Bobby, which outranked 89.9% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #612Virgie188
- #615Elise185
- #615Madonna185
- #617Bobby184
- #617Carmella184
- #617Esperanza184
- #617Hannah184
- #622Ila183
- #622Malinda183
- #624Gina181
Tied with 4 names at #617; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 299 of them was named Bobby, which outranked 98.6% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.