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Why parents love Bobby- Bobby Kennedy IS the most beloved political figure lost.
- Bobby Fischer IS the greatest chess prodigy.
- A bobby IS a British police officer.
- Two syllables with a warm, friendly sound: BOB-ee.
- The meaning bright fame carries Robert depth.
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The vibe of Bobby
bright fameRobertGermanicBobby KennedybelovedFischerchess prodigybobbyBritish police
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Origin & history of Bobby
Germanic hrod (fame) + berht (bright)
→ Robert
→ Bobby
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Germanic roots
Bobby is a diminutive of Robert. Kennedy IS the most beloved lost. Fischer IS the greatest chess prodigy. A bobby IS the British cop.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; Bobby Kennedy (1925–1968); Fischer (1943–2008).
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Today
Bobby remains a beloved choice, ranking #920 in the US. 324,511 babies have been named Bobby since 1900.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Bobby?
1937
peak year
Bobby hit its high-water mark in 1937, when it became one of the country's most popular names — #24 nationally, with 7,745 babies given the name that year. It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1900, roughly 37 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #920 today, averaging about 257 new babies per year. Bobby has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 324,511 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
7,745
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #24)
(ranked #24)
257
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,570
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
324,511
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Bobby1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Bobby's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — beloved nurturing. People named Bobby tend to be warm, famous, and gifted at being the most beloved AND the greatest prodigy AND the British cop.
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Most beloved AND greatest prodigy AND British cop✦
Kennedy-lost◈
Fischer-chess◎
British-police♡
Robert-fameB2
O6
B2
B2
Y7
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Bobby🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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