Boys' name · since 1919
Boby
374 babies named Boby in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 374
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Boby sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 374 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boby has been recorded 374 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1919 to 2004.
- #9,389 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 374 born since 1919
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boby ranks #9,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 374 born since 1919, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 374
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Boby's 374 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Boby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Boby's full recorded timeline at 1940, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Boby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2004
- Peak year (1935)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Boby by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (158 births, 42% of the file).
1930s was Boby's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Boby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s
1930s
158 births
- 1940s
1940s
72 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 158 births (42% of all-time use).
Boby by state
Where Boby concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
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What to do with Boby's data
- Boby's decade-level peak was the 1930s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Bobys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Boby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1919–2004 (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 Boby 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.