MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bobby mean?
Bobby is an affectionate form of Robert and its feminine counterpart Roberta. Robert comes from Germanic elements for fame and brightness, giving the short name its inherited sense.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बॉबी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bobby in Indian usage
3,569 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 951 records (26.6%).
- Recorded as male: 2,618 records (73.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,621 |
| 1980s | 1,169 |
| 1990s | 576 |
| Other decades | 203 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 2,039 |
| Delhi | 977 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 223 |
| Meghalaya | 151 |
| Other states | 179 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Bobby / M | 544 | 94 |
| England & Wales | Bobby / F | 8 | 3,035 |
| Scotland | Bobby / M | 10 | 333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Bobby ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bobby; Table_6, C99 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bobby; Table_6, C99
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bobby; Table_6, C3096 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bobby; Table_6, C3096
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bobby; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bobby; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy