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Bobby

Bobby ranks #82 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 20 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #90 among boy dog names.
Bobby's popularity trend

Bobby's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2013.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
20
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#82
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−25
2014 → 2019
Gender split
95% male
5% female95% male

Gender split comes from 78 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Bobby mean?
/ˈbɑbi/2 syllables

Bobby is a familiar short form of Robert, an old Germanic name built from hrōd, "fame," and berht, "bright," together meaning something like "shining glory" or "bright fame." It's been a go-to nickname for Robert for centuries, warm and casual next to the more formal full name.

Bobby has an easy, approachable charm, the kind of name that sounds like it belongs to a companion everyone already knows and likes. It suits a pet with a friendly, unpretentious personality and a knack for making friends fast.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Bobby shows up

Cats named Bobby per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.08%
SeattleWA, US0.04%

Cat names like Bobby

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