Masculine dossier · first seen 1900
Bobby
Endangered
Down 97.5% from peak
Peak era
1937
Peak births
7,745
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Bobby
How many people are named Bobby?
An estimated 162,431 living Americans are named Bobby.
How rare is Bobby?
Bobby is uncommon among babies today, with 195 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.5% from its 1937 peak.
How old is the typical Bobby?
The median age of a living American named Bobby is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 71 years old.
Is Bobby still popular?
No. Bobby is endangered as a baby name, down 97.5% from its 1937 peak with 195 births in 2025.
Where is Bobby most common?
Bobby has its strongest geographic signal in Oklahoma, where it appears 5.8× more often than the national baseline.
1900Peak 19372025
Peak year
1937
Decline from peak
97.5%
2025
195
All-time
315,053
Where it lives now
Bobby is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 4.4× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Bobby is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.