Baby name
Bobby
Boy
Origin of the name
Bobby is a pet form of Bob, itself a pet form of Robert.
Classic name
315,053births since 1880
1930sgeneration
No. 24rank at its peak, in 1937
Where babies named Bobby are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Bobby is most common in Arkansas (4.5 times), Oklahoma (3.5) and Mississippi (3.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
One letter apart
- Robby 10,565
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