NameTides

Bobby

Bobby was the #1,097 boys' name in the US in 2025 (195 babies), and #94 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Bobby as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • VIC
Bobby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandUSCanada
Bobby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Victoria publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaVIC
2025#1,097 (195)#94 (544)#333 (10)#126 (18)#30 (155)#1,718 (12)#83 (88)
2024#1,114 (192)#82 (652)#246 (16)#78 (30)#28 (179)#1,126 (21)—
2023#1,192 (169)#93 (570)#267 (14)#67 (36)#28 (157)#1,043 (22)—
2022#1,032 (214)#80 (712)#217 (19)#82 (33)#31 (170)#1,178 (18)—
2021#1,016 (216)#73 (772)#244 (18)#92 (31)#34 (179)#1,191 (18)—
2020#850 (268)#70 (790)#239 (17)#75 (39)#27 (185)#1,312 (15)—
2019#880 (250)#68 (903)#219 (21)#67 (47)#29 (215)#1,205 (17)—
2018#823 (272)#73 (872)#225 (20)#80 (36)#43 (165)#1,093 (19)—
2017#786 (298)#65 (955)#219 (22)#62 (50)#48 (161)#1,623 (11)—
2016#754 (322)#90 (775)#205 (25)#78 (43)#47 (165)#1,346 (14)—
2015#740 (328)#67 (983)#273 (15)#61 (55)#50 (158)#1,204 (16)—
2014#754 (313)#71 (922)#196 (28)#65 (46)#54 (152)#1,381 (13)—
2013#665 (363)#59 (1,049)#183 (29)#59 (53)#59 (146)#1,380 (13)—
2012#714 (331)#57 (1,186)#154 (38)#62 (54)#63 (141)#1,334 (14)—
2011#682 (346)#76 (869)#231 (18)#124 (23)#63 (133)#1,163 (17)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1936 at #24.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1900.
  • In 2025, 6% of US babies named Bobby were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 500common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 460common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 150very common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Bobby is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,900 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bobby by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #750OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,011CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #569KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: #825NCSouth Carolina: #552SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #504OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: #673GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,217TXFlorida: #1,126FL
Bobby (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Bobby (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BobbyCanadaGirls—too few
BobbyCanadaBoys#1,71812
BobbyEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
BobbyEngland & WalesBoys#94544
BobbyIrelandBoys#30155
BobbyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
BobbyNorthern IrelandBoys#12618
BobbyScotlandBoys#33310
BobbyUSGirls#8,36212
BobbyUSBoys#1,097195
BobbyVICBoys#8388