Meaning 
The name Bobby has the following meaning: Bright with fame. Derived from the Germanic elements "hrod" (fame) and "beraht" (bright).
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Bobby is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 427 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Bobby fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 54 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 579 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Bobby in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Bobby and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bobby: Boys - Bradley, Braxton, Bronson, Buck, Clifton, Colby, Colt, Colton, Danton, Delmon, Demarcus, Demarion, Denley, Derek, Duke, Erwin, Heath, Hilton, Hudson, Keyon, Kip, Girls - Billye, Dimple, Enola, Fairy, Jaylyn, Jenny, Jolene, Josie, Keyla, Laisha, Loriann, Mammie, Marylee, Mertie, Myrl, Pink, Toni, Yareli, Both genders - Arlie, Avery, Brandon, Dakota, Faren, Faron, Merle, Stacey, Sunny, Tanner
Variants 
The name Bobby is a variant of Robert. Other popular variants of the name Robert are: Bob (Dutch), Bobbie, Bobby, Raby, Rhobbie, Rip, Rob (Dutch), Roban (Scottish), Robars, Robb, Robben, Robbey, Robbi, Robbie, Robbin, Robbins, Robbinson, Robby, Rober, Robers, Roberson, Roberto (Italian), Robin (English), Robinet (French), Robyn, Roope (Finnish), Rubert, Rupert (English), Ruperto (Italian), Rupprecht (German), Ruprecht (German)
Style 
We think the name Bobby should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bobby to be: Funny, outgoing and carefree chapIn one word, you might describe Bobby as a(n) " outgoing" person. See other "outgoing" names for boys and girls.
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