People with the first name Bobby
163,860
About 1 in 2,023 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Bobby?
Bobby was the #341 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#341
More common than 99.4% of listed first names
Peak year
1935
7,971 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
207
#2,158 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 2,023
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
97.2% male2.8% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Bobby across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Bobby reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1935, with 7,971 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 207 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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