Bobby
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Bobby
Bobby is the quintessential mid-century nickname, the name of the son on Mad Men and overused to the point of cliche. Though Robert is still a highly popular choice, most Roberts today are called by their full name or Rob or Robbie rather than Bob or Bobby.
Bobby for boys#1097 US
In the UK the term "bobby" is slang for a policeman.
Bobby for girls#8448 US
Bobby is a nickname-name that's long been used on its own for both girls and boys, though the Bobby spelling is more usually masculine while the girls' version is usually Bobbie. There were just over 50 baby girls named Bobbie in one recent year and only five named Bobby, compared with nearly 300 baby boys named Bobby. Robert F. Kennedy III and Amaryllis Fox named their daughter Bobby, continuing the family tradition across genders. And Millie Bobby Brown is a hot young actress.
Pronounced BAH-bee.
As of October 2026, Bobby ranked #1097 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #23 in 1934, Nameberry popularity #529.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #754 | 313 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #740 | 328 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #754 | 322 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #786 | 298 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #822 | 272 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #880 | 250 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #849 | 268 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,023 | 215 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,033 | 214 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,191 | 169 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,123 | 189 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,097 | 195 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Bobby on lists
Famous Bobbys
- Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto)Boy
American singer
- Robert Keith "Bobby" McFerrinBoy
American singer
- Robert James "Bobby" FischerBoy
American chess champion
- Bobby Ray Simmons aka B.o.B.Boy
American rapper
- Robert Lee "Bobby" Moynihan Jr.Boy
American actor and comedian
- Robert Barisford "Bobby" BrownBoy
American pop singer
- Robert Francis "Bobby" KennedyBoy
U.S. Attorney General and Senator from New York
- Piyush "Bobby" JindalBoy
American politician, 55th governor of Louisiana
- Robert Cletus "Bobby" DriscollBoy
American actor
- Robert Thomas "Bobby" ReynoldsBoy
American tennis player
- Robert Dwayne "Bobby" WomackBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Robert Alan "Bobby" LabonteBoy
American NASCAR driver
- Robert Arthur "Bobby" AllisonBoy
American NASCAR driver
- Robert William "Bobby" RobsonBoy
English footballer
- Robert "Bobby" CharltonBoy
English footballer
- Robert William "Bobby" UnserBoy
American racing driver
- Robert F. "Bobby" Roode Jr.Boy
Canadian pro wrestler
- Robert Cleckler "Bobby" BowdenBoy
American college football coach
- Bobby Leslie LockwoodBoy
English model and actor
- Robert William "Bobby" FlayBoy
American celebrity chef
- BobbyBoy
stage name of Kim Jiwon; rapper, dancer, singer, songwriter, producer, and member of South Korean boy band iKon
- Bobby MacNaughton (b. 2018)Boy
son of Irish model and TV presenter Glenda Gilson
Bobby in pop culture
- Bobby MaineBoy
character in "A Star Is Born"
- Robert "Bobby Bacala" BaccalieriBoy
Jr., character on TV's "The Sopranos"
- Robert "Bobby" James EwingBoy
character on TV's "Dallas"
- Bobby FulbrightBoy
character in 'Ace Attorney' game series
- Robert "Bobby" PendragonBoy
character in the Pendragon books by D. J. MacHale
- Robert "Bobby" SingerBoy
character on TV's "Supernatural"
- Robert "Bobby" Boucher JrBoy
character from movie "The Waterboy"
- Robert "Bobby" BradyBoy
youngest boy character from TV's "The Brady Bunch"
- Robert "Bobby" DrakeBoy
also known as Iceman, character in "X,Men"
- Bobby DavisBoy
character in movie "100 Mile Rule"
- Robert "Bobby" DraperBoy
character on TV's "Mad Men"
- Robert Jeffrey "Bobby" HillBoy
Hank Hill's son on the animated series "King of the Hill"
- Bobby SantiagoBoy
a character on animated series "The Loud House"
- BobbyBoy
character from the novel "Call Him Demon"
- Roberta "Bobby" EllisGirl
character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Bobby SimpsonGirl
character on Australian soap opera 'Home & Away'