Bobby Name Popularity

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How popular is Bobby?

The less frequently given name Bobby was the 824th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 23, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1934.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1937 with 7,749 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bobby was less than 5, most recently in 1903.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Bobby occurred roughly during the years 1910-1934, and 1944-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1980-1984, 1985-1999, and 2008-2011.

Sometimes the name Bobby has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Bobby popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The popularity trend for Bobby has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Bobby for their newborn has dropped.

The name Bobby is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Bobby has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Bobby (Girl)		Bobby (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	12,611	268	824
2017		5	16,240	296	787
2016		< 5	--	317	763
2015		< 5	--	327	740
2014		< 5	--	312	755
2013		< 5	--	362	664
2012		6	15,256	331	713
2011		< 5	--	345	683
2010		5	17,435	457	552
2009		5	17,724	457	576
2008		6	15,708	513	525
2007		< 5	--	521	506
2006		6	15,432	546	483
2005		< 5	--	504	490
2004		8	11,775	573	449
2003		8	11,474	559	451
2002		6	13,855	644	399
2001		8	11,161	655	389
2000		12	8,101	730	364
1999		11	8,307	728	360
1998		19	5,398	835	325
1997		11	7,829	913	299
1996		22	4,605	933	289
1995		20	4,864	1,046	269
1994		19	5,037	1,136	255
1993		22	4,540	1,221	238
1992		21	4,703	1,387	221
1991		36	3,102	1,508	206
1990		29	3,626	1,677	185
1989		51	2,303	1,759	172
1988		30	3,231	1,716	163
1987		45	2,332	1,886	147
1986		57	1,932	2,106	130
1985		50	2,105	2,094	135
1984		49	2,050	2,119	129
1983		90	1,329	2,356	118
1982		101	1,269	2,607	112
1981		99	1,285	2,659	110
1980		108	1,218	2,722	109
1979		115	1,154	2,587	106
1978		97	1,266	2,399	109
1977		110	1,146	2,540	105
1976		110	1,097	2,643	97
1975		104	1,119	2,771	93
1974		117	1,023	2,791	92
1973		115	1,015	2,890	93
1972		113	1,032	3,174	90
1971		133	958	3,649	80
1970		147	895	3,636	87
1969		115	1,008	3,652	82
1968		101	1,031	3,630	81
1967		98	1,040	3,780	83
1966		82	1,179	4,068	82
1965		87	1,134	4,590	80
1964		111	1,021	5,084	73
1963		94	1,129	5,212	75
1962		108	1,040	5,322	78
1961		123	971	5,401	76
1960		102	1,065	5,653	73
1959		125	936	5,674	71
1958		97	1,065	5,730	69
1957		114	970	5,615	78
1956		107	978	5,355	77
1955		116	914	5,221	75
1954		131	822	5,503	72
1953		135	792	5,187	73
1952		131	785	4,960	77
1951		134	759	5,006	77
1950		129	762	5,015	65
1949		155	668	5,117	67
1948		139	709	5,579	62
1947		184	617	6,120	60
1946		172	601	5,765	53
1945		129	642	5,051	53
1944		171	557	5,407	50
1943		148	621	6,121	46
1942		132	650	6,249	43
1941		176	526	6,588	35
1940		149	568	6,882	30
1939		147	551	7,058	29
1938		191	481	7,494	27
1937		207	455	7,749	24
1936		193	463	7,734	24
1935		245	416	7,723	24
1934		247	416	7,529	23
1933		259	401	6,492	26
1932		250	413	6,596	30
1931		242	414	5,855	32
1930		262	405	5,183	41
1929		209	456	3,923	50
1928		193	498	2,970	65
1927		178	530	2,288	91
1926		144	592	1,595	116
1925		111	698	1,086	149
1924		99	744	733	191
1923		76	838	470	260
1922		65	906	370	293
1921		45	1,138	274	365
1920		53	1,021	170	468
1919		37	1,249	93	629
1918		46	1,075	81	701
1917		29	1,379	62	799
1916		31	1,301	49	897
1915		24	1,484	42	965
1914		21	1,390	36	908
1913		13	1,684	14	1,451
1912		24	1,059	14	1,280
1911		10	1,555	12	991
1910		16	1,116	8	1,209
1909		5	2,250	9	1,031
1908		< 5	--	6	1,235
1907		9	1,402	5	1,366
1906		< 5	--	7	1,018
1905		< 5	--	11	746
1904		8	1,380	8	891
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		7	1,357	< 5	--
1900		5	1,965	7	1,061
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.