UK boy's name
Bobby-John
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bobby-John is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Bobby-John popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2960, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2020, with 6 births.
This profile covers 14 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2014 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Bobby-John is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 14 living people in the UK are called Bobby-John. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bobby-John ranked #2960 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2020, when 6 boys were registered as Bobby-John.
- • About 14 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bobby-John as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2960
2020
Births in 2020
6
Latest year
Peak year
2020
6 births
Estimated living
14
2026
Popularity
Bobby-John over time
The chart below shows babies named Bobby-John registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2014 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Bobby-John, the clearest high point is 2020. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2020, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bobby-John by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bobby-John was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2960 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4086 | 8 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Bobby-John
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Bobby-John: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bobby-John in the UK right now?
In 2020, Bobby-John was ranked #2960 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Bobby-John most popular?
The peak year on record was 2020, with 6 babies registered as Bobby-John in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bobby-John in the UK?
A total of 14 babies have been registered as Bobby-John across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.