Throughout the world, Nobby (Nobby 
, نوبى 
, 诺比 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female first name. The forename Nobby is characteristic of Egypt, where it is a rare boy's name, Australia, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a very rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Indonesia, and Philippines. Likewise, Nobby is the last name as well as the forename.
Nobby is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nobby Leach , character in Harry Potter and Nobby Nobbs , the fictional character from Terry Pratchett's Discwolrd novel series, Discworld books.