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.

Bobby Rank in US Top 1000

# 846 in the US

Bobby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 787 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Bobby

• 846 US 2020
• 787 Nameberry 2025
• 194 Unique 2023
• 93 England 2023
• 28 Ireland 2024

20 Names Similar to Bobby

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• Tom
• Barry
• Jerry
• Jefferson
• Steve
• Richie
• Larry
• Joey
• Rodney
• Will
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• Junior
• Wayne
• Todd
• Marty

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

The name 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"