Bobby: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bright fame”
- Origin
- Germanic
- Say it
- BOB-ee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
Diminutive of Bob, itself a pet form of Robert. Robert comes from Germanic Hrodebert, from elements meaning ‘fame’ and ‘bright’.
How popular is Bobby?
Babies named Bobby in 2024198
2024 rank#1,123 boys
Peak year1936
Total US babies since 1880324,511
Bobby is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.
Names like Bobby
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Bobby questions
What does the name Bobby mean?
Bobby means "bright fame". It comes from Germanic. Diminutive of Bob, itself a pet form of Robert. Robert comes from Germanic Hrodebert, from elements meaning ‘fame’ and ‘bright’.
Is Bobby a boy or girl name?
Bobby is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Bobby?
198 US babies were named Bobby in 2024. Its peak year was 1936.
How do you pronounce Bobby?
Bobby is usually pronounced BOB-ee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.