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Bob is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 93,300 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 92,978 as boys and 322 as girls. Bob gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly. It is the #726 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 7
2023 9
2022 5
2020 12
2019 14
2018 18
2017 18
2016 13
2015 14
2014 6
2013 19
2012 8
2011 14
2010 10
2009 22
2008 23
2007 8
2006 11
2005 24
2004 19
2003 9
2002 17
2001 19
2000 31
1999 16
1998 21
1997 33
1996 31
1995 30
1994 37
1993 38
1992 42
1991 66
1990 53
1989 56
1988 57
1987 56
1986 62
1985 73
1984 76
1983 89
1982 92
1981 84
1980 106
1979 118
1978 110
1977 120
1976 139
1975 167
1974 170
1973 208
1972 221
1971 325
1970 411
1969 425
1968 477
1967 545
1966 689
1965 1,003
1964 1,432
1963 1,850
1962 2,172
1961 2,508
1960 2,719
1959 2,834
1958 2,518
1957 1,820
1956 1,020
1955 804
1954 702
1953 695
1952 756
1951 806
1950 976
1949 1,472
1948 1,965
1947 2,519
1946 2,493
1945 2,181
1944 2,139
1943 2,283
1942 2,210
1941 2,081
1940 2,087
1939 2,252
1938 2,211
1937 2,378
1936 2,416
1935 2,399
1934 2,486
1933 2,234
1932 2,440
1931 2,328
1930 2,255
1929 2,109
1928 2,104
1927 1,984
1926 1,787
1925 1,375
1924 1,174
1923 927
1922 787
1921 808
1920 710
1919 554
1918 482
1917 358
1916 304
1915 296
1914 217
1913 169
1912 141
1911 76
1910 103
1909 58
1908 77
1907 77
1906 69
1905 58
1904 65
1903 66
1902 64
1901 49
1900 98
1899 59
1898 61
1897 53
1896 45
1895 54
1894 48
1893 59
1892 61
1891 55
1890 53
1889 51
1888 59
1887 74
1886 66
1885 52
1884 50
1883 62
1882 59
1881 50
1880 46