Bobby
Bobby is a well-established choice, ranked #94 in 2025. With 544 babies named Bobby in 2025, meeting another Bobby at school is a real possibility.
About the Name Bobby
Bobby is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 431 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #59 in 2013 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Bobby is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Bobby on the register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #847, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Bobby
- Bobby Sands — Robert Gerard Sands was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland.
- Bobby Seale — Bobby Seale is an African American revolutionary, political activist, and author.
- Bobby Farrell — Roberto Alfonso "Bobby" Farrell was an Aruban dancer, singer and DJ.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bobby
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bobby
Almost certainly the only Bobby in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2020)
Rank · SSA official data
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