Robby

Diminutive of Roberta, English from German

"bright fame"

Robby Origin and Meaning

The name Robby is a girl's name meaning "bright fame".

Roberta and Robert may be so far out they're...still out, but Robby might make one of the trendy new boyish nicknames for girls a la Scottie and Charlie.

Robby is largely unused for girls, but this is the dominant spelling for boys, with around 250 receiving this name each year in the US. There are about 50 girls being named Robby, Robbie, or Robbi per year.