Bobby Unisex

Popularity: #736 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Bobby

Bobby Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and world chess champion, known for his contributions to the game.

Bobby Kennedy was an American politician and lawyer, serving as a U.S. Senator and a prominent figure in the civil rights movement.

Bobby Darin was an American singer, songwriter, and actor, famous for hits like 'Mack the Knife'.

Bobby Flay is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur, recognized for his contributions to the culinary world.

Fictional characters named Bobby

Bobby Hill is a character from the animated television series 'King of the Hill', known for his humorous and naive personality.

Bobby Draper is a character from the television series 'Mad Men', representing the challenges of growing up in a complex family environment.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Bobby was first seen in the United States in 1900. Bobby has ranked as high as #49 nationally, which occurred in 1937, and has been most popular in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and Alabama. In the past 5 years the name Bobby has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Bobby (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1911

State	Births	Share
TX	34	24%
CA	21	15%
FL	11	8%
GA	11	8%
NC	9	6%
TN	8	6%
VA	7	5%
IN	6	4%
WA	6	4%
OH	6	4%
KY	5	4%
LA	5	4%
MS	5	4%
AL	5	4%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1900	7
1904	8
1905	11
1906	7
1907	5
1908	6
1909	9
1910	8
1911	12
1912	14
1913	14
1914	36
1915	42
1916	49
1917	62
1918	81
1919	93
1920	170
1921	274
1922	370
1923	470
1924	733
1925	1,085
1926	1,595
1927	2,287
1928	2,971
1929	3,924
1930	5,182
1931	5,858
1932	6,597
1933	6,490
1934	7,530
1935	7,726
1936	7,735
1937	7,745
1938	7,497
1939	7,056
1940	6,882
1941	6,590
1942	6,249
1943	6,121
1944	5,411
1945	5,049
1946	5,771
1947	6,116
1948	5,581
1949	5,120
1950	5,018
1951	5,006
1952	4,960
1953	5,179
1954	5,508
1955	5,223
1956	5,358
1957	5,617
1958	5,737
1959	5,676
1960	5,652
1961	5,403
1962	5,323
1963	5,212
1964	5,083
1965	4,588
1966	4,067
1967	3,778
1968	3,629
1969	3,653
1970	3,636
1971	3,652
1972	3,172
1973	2,889
1974	2,792
1975	2,772
1976	2,644
1977	2,539
1978	2,398
1979	2,584
1980	2,724
1981	2,658
1982	2,605
1983	2,357
1984	2,119
1985	2,094
1986	2,105
1987	1,889
1988	1,715
1989	1,759
1990	1,677
1991	1,508
1992	1,387
1993	1,221
1994	1,136
1995	1,046
1996	932
1997	913
1998	835
1999	729
2000	730
2001	655
2002	644
2003	559
2004	573
2005	505
2006	546
2007	523
2008	515
2009	458
2010	457
2011	345
2012	331
2013	363
2014	313
2015	328
2016	322
2017	298
2018	272
2019	250
2020	268
2021	215
2022	214
2023	169
2024	189