Is Bobby a boy or girl name?
Bobby is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 189 boys were named Bobby, so 4.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3% of the 324,511 US babies named Bobby were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,123
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,377
- Babies named Bobby since 1900
- 324,511
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 7,971 babies
Boys and girls named Bobby, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 53 | 34 | 39.1% |
| 1910s | 411 | 251 | 37.9% |
| 1920s | 13,879 | 1,173 | 7.8% |
| 1930s | 69,416 | 2,244 | 3.1% |
| 1940s | 58,890 | 1,555 | 2.6% |
| 1950s | 53,282 | 1,218 | 2.2% |
| 1960s | 46,388 | 1,021 | 2.2% |
| 1970s | 29,078 | 1,161 | 3.8% |
| 1980s | 22,025 | 680 | 3% |
| 1990s | 11,384 | 210 | 1.8% |
| 2000s | 5,708 | 59 | 1% |
| 2010s | 3,279 | 31 | 0.9% |
| 2020s | 1,055 | 26 | 2.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 189 | #1,123 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2023 | 169 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 214 | #1,033 | 10 | #9,798 |
| 2021 | 215 | #1,023 | 7 | #12,418 |
| 2020 | 268 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 250 | #880 | 8 | #11,538 |
| 2018 | 272 | #822 | 7 | #12,704 |
| 2017 | 298 | #786 | 5 | #16,286 |
| 2016 | 322 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 328 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 313 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 363 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 331 | #714 | 6 | #15,275 |
| 2011 | 345 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 457 | #552 | 5 | #17,455 |
| 2009 | 458 | #576 | 5 | #17,745 |
| 2008 | 515 | #524 | 6 | #15,715 |
| 2007 | 523 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 546 | #483 | 6 | #15,439 |
| 2005 | 505 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 573 | #451 | 8 | #11,778 |
| 2003 | 559 | #451 | 8 | #11,478 |
| 2002 | 644 | #399 | 6 | #13,859 |
| 2001 | 655 | #389 | 8 | #11,163 |
| 2000 | 730 | #364 | 12 | #8,105 |
| 1999 | 729 | #359 | 11 | #8,309 |
| 1998 | 835 | #325 | 19 | #5,399 |
| 1997 | 913 | #299 | 11 | #7,828 |
| 1996 | 932 | #290 | 22 | #4,605 |
| 1995 | 1,046 | #269 | 20 | #4,864 |
| 1994 | 1,136 | #255 | 19 | #5,040 |
| 1993 | 1,221 | #238 | 22 | #4,541 |
| 1992 | 1,387 | #221 | 21 | #4,704 |
| 1991 | 1,508 | #206 | 36 | #3,103 |
| 1990 | 1,677 | #185 | 29 | #3,629 |
| 1989 | 1,759 | #172 | 51 | #2,305 |
| 1988 | 1,715 | #163 | 30 | #3,230 |
| 1987 | 1,889 | #147 | 45 | #2,334 |
| 1986 | 2,105 | #130 | 57 | #1,932 |
| 1985 | 2,094 | #135 | 50 | #2,105 |
| 1984 | 2,119 | #129 | 49 | #2,051 |
| 1983 | 2,357 | #118 | 90 | #1,329 |
| 1982 | 2,605 | #113 | 101 | #1,269 |
| 1981 | 2,658 | #110 | 99 | #1,286 |
| 1980 | 2,724 | #109 | 108 | #1,218 |
| 1979 | 2,584 | #106 | 115 | #1,154 |
| 1978 | 2,398 | #110 | 97 | #1,265 |
| 1977 | 2,539 | #105 | 110 | #1,146 |
| 1976 | 2,644 | #97 | 110 | #1,097 |
| 1975 | 2,772 | #93 | 104 | #1,120 |
| 1974 | 2,792 | #92 | 117 | #1,023 |
| 1973 | 2,889 | #93 | 115 | #1,015 |
| 1972 | 3,172 | #90 | 113 | #1,033 |
| 1971 | 3,652 | #79 | 133 | #957 |
| 1970 | 3,636 | #87 | 147 | #895 |
| 1969 | 3,653 | #82 | 115 | #1,007 |
| 1968 | 3,629 | #81 | 101 | #1,031 |
| 1967 | 3,778 | #83 | 98 | #1,040 |
| 1966 | 4,067 | #82 | 82 | #1,180 |
| 1965 | 4,588 | #80 | 87 | #1,135 |
| 1964 | 5,083 | #73 | 111 | #1,021 |
| 1963 | 5,212 | #75 | 94 | #1,128 |
| 1962 | 5,323 | #78 | 108 | #1,039 |
| 1961 | 5,403 | #76 | 123 | #972 |
| 1960 | 5,652 | #73 | 102 | #1,065 |
| 1959 | 5,676 | #72 | 125 | #936 |
| 1958 | 5,737 | #69 | 98 | #1,060 |
| 1957 | 5,617 | #78 | 113 | #975 |
| 1956 | 5,358 | #77 | 106 | #990 |
| 1955 | 5,223 | #75 | 115 | #916 |
| 1954 | 5,508 | #72 | 131 | #821 |
| 1953 | 5,179 | #74 | 136 | #787 |
| 1952 | 4,960 | #77 | 131 | #785 |
| 1951 | 5,006 | #77 | 134 | #760 |
| 1950 | 5,018 | #65 | 129 | #762 |
| 1949 | 5,120 | #67 | 155 | #668 |
| 1948 | 5,581 | #62 | 139 | #709 |
| 1947 | 6,116 | #60 | 184 | #617 |
| 1946 | 5,771 | #53 | 172 | #601 |
| 1945 | 5,049 | #53 | 129 | #642 |
| 1944 | 5,411 | #50 | 171 | #557 |
| 1943 | 6,121 | #46 | 148 | #621 |
| 1942 | 6,249 | #43 | 132 | #650 |
| 1941 | 6,590 | #35 | 176 | #526 |
| 1940 | 6,882 | #30 | 149 | #568 |
| 1939 | 7,056 | #29 | 147 | #551 |
| 1938 | 7,497 | #27 | 191 | #481 |
| 1937 | 7,745 | #24 | 208 | #455 |
| 1936 | 7,735 | #24 | 193 | #463 |
| 1935 | 7,726 | #24 | 245 | #416 |
| 1934 | 7,530 | #23 | 247 | #416 |
| 1933 | 6,490 | #26 | 259 | #401 |
| 1932 | 6,597 | #30 | 250 | #413 |
| 1931 | 5,858 | #32 | 242 | #414 |
| 1930 | 5,182 | #41 | 262 | #405 |
| 1929 | 3,924 | #50 | 209 | #456 |
| 1928 | 2,971 | #65 | 193 | #498 |
| 1927 | 2,287 | #91 | 178 | #530 |
| 1926 | 1,595 | #116 | 144 | #592 |
| 1925 | 1,085 | #150 | 111 | #698 |
| 1924 | 733 | #191 | 99 | #744 |
| 1923 | 470 | #260 | 76 | #838 |
| 1922 | 370 | #293 | 65 | #906 |
| 1921 | 274 | #365 | 45 | #1,138 |
| 1920 | 170 | #468 | 53 | #1,021 |
| 1919 | 93 | #629 | 37 | #1,249 |
| 1918 | 81 | #701 | 46 | #1,074 |
| 1917 | 62 | #799 | 29 | #1,379 |
| 1916 | 49 | #897 | 31 | #1,301 |
| 1915 | 42 | #965 | 24 | #1,483 |
| 1914 | 36 | #908 | 21 | #1,390 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,451 | 13 | #1,684 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,280 | 24 | #1,059 |
| 1911 | 12 | #991 | 10 | #1,555 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,209 | 16 | #1,116 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,031 | 5 | #2,250 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,366 | 9 | #1,402 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #891 | 8 | #1,380 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,357 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,061 | 5 | #1,965 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bobby reached #23 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #401 in 1933. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bobby
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.