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Bobby

Bobby holds the #1097 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 195 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #850 in 2020 to #1097 today. Its strongest year on record was 1934 (#23 nationally, 7,532 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1900. The name's biggest fan base is in Oklahoma (#504 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1097
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#23
in 1934 (1930s)
Babies in 2025
195
boys named Bobby

Bobby popularity, 1880–2025

0.20%0.40%0.60%0.81%18801900192019401960198020002020#23 in 1934
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1934

Where Bobby is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025WI—Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: #1410 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1410Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025IN—Ohio: #750 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#750Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025CT—California: #1011 (21 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1011Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025MO—Kentucky: #569 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)KY#569West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025DE—Arizona: #927 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#927New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025AR—Tennessee: #777 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#777North Carolina: #825 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#825South Carolina: #552 (8 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)SC#552District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #504 (8 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)OK#504Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025MS—Alabama: #765 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AL#765Georgia: #673 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)GA#673Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bobby in 2025HI—Texas: #1217 (17 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1217Florida: #1126 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1126
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oklahoma (#504), South Carolina (#552), Kentucky (#569)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Bobby in the most recent year of SSA data.

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