Name: Bobby
Gender: Male
Usage: Bobby is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Bobby are in general originating from Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Bobby across the world, see Robert.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Bobby is: Bright fame, Short for Robert.
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Numerology of the first name Bobby: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Bobby is ranked on the 246th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 2432400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.034% of the population. The name Bobby has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Bobby for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Bobby is 19 January.
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History and Origin
Bobby is a diminutive of the Germanic names Robert (♂) and Roberta (♀) (also spelling Bobbie). Notable people with the name include:
- Bobby Abreu (born 1974), Venezuelan-American Major League Baseball right fielder playing for the New York Yankees, previously with the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. He has won 2 MLB all star awards
- Bobby Äikiä (born 1995), Swedish boy murdered by his mother and stepfather
- Bobby Allison (born 1937), former American NASCAR Winston Cup driver; named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers
- Bobby Ball (born 1944), British comedian
- Bobby Blotzer, Drummer for the hard rock Ratt
- Bobby Bonds (1946–2003), American right fielder in Major League Baseball (1968-1981), primarily with the San Francisco Giants, father of Barry Bonds
- Bobby Bonilla, former baseball player
- Bobby Bowden, college football coach
- Bobby Brown, American singer
- Bobby Burns (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bobby Clarke, former professional hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers
- Bobby Charlton, former English footballer
- Bobby Cox, manager of the Atlanta Braves
- Bobby Dall, bass player for the band Poison
- Bobby Darin, American singer
- Bobby Davro (born 1958), English actor and comedian
- Bobby Doerr, former Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame star player
- Bobby Driscoll, former child actor
- Bobby Eaton retired professional wrestler
- Bobby Farrelly, American movie producer and director, one half of the Farrelly Brothers
- Bobby Fischer, chess grandmaster
- Bobby Flay, chef
- Bobby Fuller, rock and roll singer
- Bobby Goldsboro, American singer
- Bobby Green (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bobby Grich, American baseball player
- Bobby Hamilton Jr., race car driver
- Bobby Hatfield, singer, one half of the Righteous Brothers
- Bobby Heenan, former wrestler, manager and announcer
- Bobby Helms, singer and writer of Jingle Bell Rock
- Bobby Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bobby Hopkinson, English footballer
- Bobby Hull, former professional hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks
- Bobby Hurley, former NBA player
- Bobby Jenks, MLB pitcher on the Chicago White Sox
- Bobby Jindal, Louisiana politician
- Bobby Jones (golfer), golfer
- Bobby Knight, basketball coach
- Bobby Labonte, NASCAR driver
- Bobby Lashley, WWE wrestler
- Bobby Lewis, singer
- Bobby Majors, American football player
- Bobby McFerrin, singer
- Bobby Murcer, former baseball player
- Bobby Moore (1941–1993), English footballer
- Bobby Nichols, former pro golfer
- Bobby Ologun, foreign television performer in Japan and mixed martial arts fighter
- Bobby Orr (born 1948), retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks
- Bobby Pickett, (Boris) singer of the famed Monster Mash
- Bobby Rahal, race car driver and owner
- Bobby Richardson, former New York Yankee
- Bobby Riggs, tennis player'
- Bobby Robertson, American football player
- Sir Bobby Robson, English football manager and footballer
- Bobby Rydell, singer
- Bobby Rush, Democrat Representative in Illinois
- Bobby Sands, Irish volunteer of the Provisional IRA, hunger striker and member of the United Kingdom Parliament
- Bobby Seale, founder of the Black Panther Party
- Bobby Short, American singer
- Bobby Sherman, teen idol
- Bobby Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bobby Thigpen , former Chicago White Sox closer
- Bobby Thomson, baseball player
- Bobby Unser, American racing driver
- Bobby Valentine, baseball player and manager of Texas Rangers and New York Mets
- Bobby V (born 1980), African-American R&B singer
- Bobby Van (actor) (1928–1980), American actor, also a gameshow host.
- Bobby Vee American singer
- Bobby Vinton, singer
- Bobby Williamson, former Scottish footballer and current football manager
- Bobby Womack, gospel singer
- Bobby Wayne Woods (1965-2009), American kidnapper, rapist and murderer
- Kim Jiwon, a South Korean rapper who goes by the name Bobby
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