Meaning and history
This name is a diminutive form of Bob and has been borne by hockey greats Bobby Hull (1939–2023) and Bobby Orr (1948–).
20062006: 546 births, rank #483
2007: 523 births, rank #503
2008: 515 births, rank #524
2009: 458 births, rank #576
2010: 458 births, rank #551
20112011: 346 births, rank #682
2012: 331 births, rank #714
2013: 363 births, rank #665
2014: 313 births, rank #754
2015: 328 births, rank #740
20162016: 322 births, rank #754
2017: 298 births, rank #786
2018: 272 births, rank #823
2019: 250 births, rank #880
2020: 268 births, rank #850
20212021: 216 births, rank #1,016
2022: 214 births, rank #1,032
2023: 169 births, rank #1,192
2024: 192 births, rank #1,114
20252025: 195 births, rank #1,097
Bobby rose from #880 to #850 for boys between 2019 and 2020. Its highest annual birth count came in 1937, with 7,745 births.