How Many People Are Named Bobby Adams?

There are approximately 276 people named Bobby Adams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,241,864 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bobby with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Adams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

276

1 in 1,241,864 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Bobby

Last Name

Adams

Bobby: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bobby. The peak year was 1935 with 7,971 births. The average person named Bobby today is 62 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Bobby

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bobby was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (21.52%) and Hispanic (4.49%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Bobby in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Bobby rose or fell over time.

White

67.32%

Black

21.52%

Hispanic

4.49%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.13%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.28%

Two or More Races

3.26%

Ancestry of the Adams Surname

The surname Adams was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Adams in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

71.11%

Black

19.49%

Hispanic

3.60%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.75%

Two or More Races

4.34%

How we calculated this

The first name "Bobby" has an estimated frequency of 0.0582% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Adams" appears at a rate of 138.33 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Bobby are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 276 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Bobby

Bobby Smith Bobby Johnson Bobby Williams Bobby Brown Bobby Jones Bobby Garcia Bobby Moore Bobby Jackson

Other people with the surname Adams

Michael Adams James Adams John Adams David Adams Robert Adams William Adams Ryan Adams Scott Adams

Bobby Adams: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Bobby Adams?

We estimate approximately 276 people named Bobby Adams are alive in the United States today. The first name Bobby is shared by 199,371 Americans, and the surname Adams is shared by 474,137.

How rare is the name Bobby Adams?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,241,864 Americans. The first name Bobby is common and the surname Adams is common.

Is Bobby a male or female name?

Bobby is predominantly male, with 97.0% of bearers being male and 3.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1935 and the average bearer today is 62 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Bobby?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bobby was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (21.52%) and Hispanic (4.49%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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