The baby name Bobby appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1937 with 10,185 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Bobby has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1917 | 44 |
| 1918 | 28 |
| 1918 | 66 |
| 1919 | 6 |
| 1919 | 70 |
| 1920 | 30 |
| 1920 | 166 |
| 1921 | 22 |
| 1921 | 306 |
| 1922 | 31 |
| 1922 | 437 |
| 1923 | 32 |
| 1923 | 625 |
| 1924 | 81 |
| 1924 | 955 |
| 1925 | 66 |
| 1925 | 1,405 |
| 1926 | 134 |
| 1926 | 2,171 |
| 1927 | 225 |
| 1927 | 3,034 |
| 1928 | 268 |
| 1928 | 4,049 |
| 1929 | 271 |
| 1929 | 5,220 |
| 1930 | 358 |
| 1930 | 8,037 |
| 1931 | 324 |
| 1931 | 8,996 |
| 1932 | 336 |
| 1932 | 7,252 |
| 1933 | 340 |
| 1933 | 8,105 |
| 1934 | 319 |
| 1934 | 9,602 |
| 1935 | 336 |
| 1935 | 9,834 |
| 1936 | 225 |
| 1936 | 9,670 |
| 1937 | 252 |
| 1937 | 10,185 |
| 1938 | 185 |
| 1938 | 9,003 |
| 1939 | 190 |
| 1939 | 8,550 |
| 1940 | 157 |
| 1940 | 9,928 |
| 1941 | 172 |
| 1941 | 9,359 |
| 1942 | 108 |
| 1942 | 8,338 |
| 1943 | 152 |
| 1943 | 8,231 |
| 1944 | 136 |
| 1944 | 7,109 |
| 1945 | 93 |
| 1945 | 6,970 |
| 1946 | 168 |
| 1946 | 7,890 |
| 1947 | 171 |
| 1947 | 8,015 |
| 1948 | 98 |
| 1948 | 8,736 |
| 1949 | 121 |
| 1949 | 7,372 |
| 1950 | 115 |
| 1950 | 7,112 |
| 1951 | 106 |
| 1951 | 6,449 |
| 1952 | 89 |
| 1952 | 5,986 |
| 1953 | 128 |
| 1953 | 7,693 |
| 1954 | 102 |
| 1954 | 6,736 |
| 1955 | 104 |
| 1955 | 7,924 |
| 1956 | 59 |
| 1956 | 8,165 |
| 1957 | 76 |
| 1957 | 7,591 |
| 1958 | 71 |
| 1958 | 7,985 |
| 1959 | 104 |
| 1959 | 7,739 |
| 1960 | 83 |
| 1960 | 7,660 |
| 1961 | 113 |
| 1961 | 6,765 |
| 1962 | 60 |
| 1962 | 7,401 |
| 1963 | 65 |
| 1963 | 7,520 |
| 1964 | 111 |
| 1964 | 6,943 |
| 1965 | 39 |
| 1965 | 6,627 |
| 1966 | 74 |
| 1966 | 5,799 |
| 1967 | 29 |
| 1967 | 5,413 |
| 1968 | 77 |
| 1968 | 4,977 |
| 1969 | 101 |
| 1969 | 5,039 |
| 1970 | 120 |
| 1970 | 4,531 |
| 1971 | 74 |
| 1971 | 4,622 |
| 1972 | 82 |
| 1972 | 3,987 |
| 1973 | 50 |
| 1973 | 3,618 |
| 1974 | 89 |
| 1974 | 3,468 |
| 1975 | 40 |
| 1975 | 3,399 |
| 1976 | 79 |
| 1976 | 3,215 |
| 1977 | 36 |
| 1977 | 3,570 |
| 1978 | 49 |
| 1978 | 3,097 |
| 1979 | 100 |
| 1979 | 3,119 |
| 1980 | 34 |
| 1980 | 3,719 |
| 1981 | 44 |
| 1981 | 3,170 |
| 1982 | 45 |
| 1982 | 3,071 |
| 1983 | 31 |
| 1983 | 2,705 |
| 1984 | 2,398 |
| 1985 | 22 |
| 1985 | 2,261 |
| 1986 | 14 |
| 1986 | 2,752 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1987 | 2,101 |
| 1988 | 1,928 |
| 1989 | 17 |
| 1989 | 2,006 |
| 1990 | 1,761 |
| 1991 | 1,586 |
| 1992 | 1,678 |
| 1993 | 1,485 |
| 1994 | 1,387 |
| 1995 | 1,210 |
| 1996 | 1,014 |
| 1997 | 1,063 |
| 1998 | 947 |
| 1999 | 815 |
| 2000 | 844 |
| 2001 | 708 |
| 2002 | 695 |
| 2003 | 552 |
| 2004 | 684 |
| 2005 | 594 |
| 2006 | 634 |
| 2007 | 498 |
| 2008 | 578 |
| 2009 | 517 |
| 2010 | 489 |
| 2011 | 315 |
| 2012 | 369 |
| 2013 | 408 |
| 2014 | 321 |
| 2015 | 418 |
| 2016 | 464 |
| 2017 | 351 |
| 2018 | 278 |
| 2019 | 237 |
| 2020 | 218 |
| 2021 | 232 |
| 2022 | 174 |
| 2023 | 135 |
| 2024 | 155 |