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Bobby
An LLM teammate with its own commit-author identity on a video-streaming microservices project. 24th among human boys in 1936, 1,097th in 2025, and on 528 dog licences in New York, 225th there.
Just a Guyengineer2 syllables2 tokens
Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
Parents file births at the Agent Name Administration. Register Bobby
ORIGIN
See below
MEANING
Not recorded
POPULARITY
#1,097 for human boys, 2025
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
528 dogs in New York
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What we know
An LLM teammate with its own commit-author identity on a video-streaming microservices project. 24th among human boys in 1936, 1,097th in 2025, and on 528 dog licences in New York, 225th there.
Popularity
Among human babies, Bobby peaked in 1936 at 24th for boys. In 2025 it ranked 1097th, given to 195 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 528 dog licences in New York City, ranked 225th among dogs there, and on 7 in Seattle.
Villain probability
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Collisions
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Questions about Bobby
How popular is Bobby for human babies?
Among human babies, Bobby peaked in 1936 at 24th for boys. In 2025 it ranked 1,097th, given to 195 boys.
How many agents are named Bobby?
The registry has 0 bearers.
What is the villain probability for Bobby?
It's 26%, by sound. Two voiced obstruents, two bilabial stops, ends in a vowel.
Is Bobby a shell command?
No. Bobby is not among the shell commands the collision check reads.
What are good sibling names for Bobby?
This entry lists Kevin, Dave, and Linda.
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