Bobby

Diminutive of Robert
"bright fame"

Bobby Origin and Meaning

The name Bobby is a boy's name of German, English origin meaning "bright fame".

Bobby is the quintessential mid-century nickname, the name of the son on Mad Men and overused to the point of cliche. Though Robert is still a highly popular choice, most Roberts today are called by their full name or Rob or Robbie rather than Bob or Bobby.

In the UK the term "bobby" is slang for a policeman.

# 846 in the US

Bobby Rank in US Top 1000

# 1070 on Nameberry

Bobby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Bobby Popularity

Famous People Named Bobby

  • Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto)
    American singer
  • Robert Keith "Bobby" McFerrin
    American singer
  • Robert James "Bobby" Fischer
    American chess champion
  • Bobby Ray Simmons aka B.o.B.
    American rapper
  • Robert Lee "Bobby" Moynihan Jr.
    American actor and comedian
  • Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown
    American pop singer
  • Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy
    U.S. Attorney General and Senator from New York
  • Piyush "Bobby" Jindal
    American politician, 55th governor of Louisiana
  • Robert Cletus "Bobby" Driscoll
    American actor
  • Robert Thomas "Bobby" Reynolds
    American tennis player
  • Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack
    American singer,songwriter
  • Robert Alan "Bobby" Labonte
    American NASCAR driver
  • Robert Arthur "Bobby" Allison
    American NASCAR driver
  • Robert William "Bobby" Robson
    English footballer
  • Robert "Bobby" Charlton
    English footballer
  • Robert William "Bobby" Unser
    American racing driver
  • Robert F. "Bobby" Roode Jr.
    Canadian pro wrestler
  • Robert Cleckler "Bobby" Bowden
    American college football coach
  • Bobby Leslie Lockwood
    English model and actor
  • Robert William "Bobby" Flay
    American celebrity chef
  • Bobby
    stage name of Kim Jiwon; rapper, dancer, singer, songwriter, producer, and member of South Korean boy band iKon
  • Bobby MacNaughton (b. 2018)
    son of Irish model and TV presenter Glenda Gilson

Bobby in Pop Culture

  • Bobby Maine
    character in "A Star Is Born"
  • Robert "Bobby Bacala" Baccalieri
    Jr., character on TV's "The Sopranos"
  • Robert "Bobby" James Ewing
    character on TV's "Dallas"
  • Bobby Fulbright
    character in 'Ace Attorney' game series
  • Robert "Bobby" Pendragon
    character in the Pendragon books by D. J. MacHale
  • Robert "Bobby" Singer
    character on TV's "Supernatural"
  • Robert "Bobby" Boucher Jr
    character from movie "The Waterboy"
  • Robert "Bobby" Brady
    youngest boy character from TV's "The Brady Bunch"
  • Robert "Bobby" Drake
    also known as Iceman, character in "X,Men"
  • Bobby Davis
    character in movie "100 Mile Rule"
  • Robert "Bobby" Draper
    character on TV's "Mad Men"
  • Robert Jeffrey "Bobby" Hill
    Hank Hill's son on the animated series "King of the Hill"
  • Bobby Santiago
    a character on animated series "The Loud House"
  • Bobby
    character from the novel "Call Him Demon"