Bobbye
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning bright fame; a form of Barbara or Bobby.
Bobbye by the numbers
Its American peak was 155 babies in 1931, making it a 1930s name.
Other names that come from Barbara
Like Bobbye, each of these traces back to Barbara: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bobbye. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Bobbye
Names that are said the same way as Bobbye, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Bobi16 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Bobbye, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean praise
Like Bobbye, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Bobbye
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