Boys' name · since 1900
Bobby
Bobby has 315,053 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1937 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,100 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 315,053
- born since 1900
- 1930s
- peak decade
Bobby currently ranks #1100 among boys' names in America, with 315,053 babies recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bobby has been recorded 315,053 times among boys since 1900, currently ranked #1100 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #112 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,100 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 315,053 born since 1900
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bobby ranks #112 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,100 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 315,053 born since 1900, peaking in the 1930s.
- #112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,100 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 315,053
- born since 1900
- 1930s
- peak decade
Bobby's 315,053 recorded births place it above 99.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bobby compares
315,053 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bobby's all-time total is 854x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bobby | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 315,053 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7,745 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bobby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bobby's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1907, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1937 peak of 7,745, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bobby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1937)
- 7,745
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Bobby popularity over time - girls
9,675 total births recorded since 1900 (Bobby as girls' name)
Bobby by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (69,419 births, 22% of the file).
1930s was Bobby's strongest decade.
69,419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Bobby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 53
1900s
53 births
- 1910s 411
1910s
411 births
- 1920s 13,880
1920s
13,880 births
- 1930s
1930s
69,419 births
- 1940s
1940s
58,890 births
- 1950s
1950s
53,281 births
- 1960s
1960s
46,390 births
- 1970s
1970s
29,077 births
- 1980s 22,025
1980s
22,025 births
- 1990s 11,384
1990s
11,384 births
- 2000s 5,708
2000s
5,708 births
- 2010s 3,281
2010s
3,281 births
- 2020s 1,254
2020s
1,254 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 69,419 births (22% of all-time use).
How Bobby compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bobby's total volume
Bobby by state
Where Bobby concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 41,628 | 13.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 27,737 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 22,481 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 22,192 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 18,458 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 16,883 | 5.4% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 15,298 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 14,936 | 4.7% |
41,628 of 315,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Bobby appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bobby's data
- Bobby's decade-level peak was the 1930s (69,419 total births); usage has since declined to 1,254 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bobbys (41,628 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bobby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~125 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bobby draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.