Bob
Last seen for girls in 1970 at #7,995 · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1934 · 2,478 births
- Debut · boys
- 46 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 92,986since 1880
Bob over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2024 | — | #9,894 | 7 | |
| 2023 | — | #8,255 | 9 | |
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #6,620 | 12 | |
| 2019 | — | #6,104 | 14 | |
| 2018 | — | #5,106 | 18 | |
| 2017 | — | #5,111 | 18 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,349 | 13 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,999 | 14 | |
| 2014 | — | #10,717 | 6 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,804 | 19 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,864 | 8 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,945 | 14 | |
| 2010 | — | #7,591 | 10 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,429 | 22 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,267 | 23 | |
| 2007 | — | #8,915 | 8 | |
| 2006 | — | #6,460 | 12 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,815 | 24 | |
| 2004 | — | #4,421 | 19 | |
| 2003 | — | #7,245 | 9 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,502 | 17 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,121 | 19 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,864 | 31 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,341 | 16 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,486 | 21 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,449 | 33 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,483 | 31 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,500 | 30 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,181 | 37 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,091 | 38 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,914 | 42 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,396 | 66 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,564 | 53 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,476 | 56 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,373 | 57 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,316 | 56 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,217 | 62 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,083 | 73 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,022 | 76 | |
| 1983 | — | #936 | 89 | |
| 1982 | — | #933 | 92 | |
| 1981 | — | #986 | 84 | |
| 1980 | — | #859 | 106 | |
| 1979 | — | #798 | 118 | |
| 1978 | — | #813 | 110 | |
| 1977 | — | #778 | 120 | |
| 1976 | — | #706 | 139 | |
| 1975 | — | #625 | 167 | |
| 1974 | — | #618 | 170 | |
| 1973 | — | #542 | 207 | |
| 1972 | — | #535 | 221 | |
| 1971 | — | #449 | 325 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #399 | 406 |
| 1969 | — | #380 | 425 | |
| 1968 | — | #354 | 477 | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #323 | 535 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #280 | 684 |
| 1965 | — | #230 | 1,003 | |
| 1964 | — | #198 | 1,432 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #167 | 1,847 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #152 | 2,163 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #141 | 2,504 |
| 1960 | — | #131 | 2,719 | |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #128 | 2,826 |
| 1958 | — | #139 | 2,518 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #171 | 1,814 |
| 1956 | — | #228 | 1,020 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #248 | 799 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #266 | 697 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #264 | 690 |
| 1952 | — | #247 | 756 | |
| 1951 | — | #237 | 806 | |
| 1950 | — | #204 | 976 | |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #162 | 1,466 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #141 | 1,960 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #115 | 2,514 |
| 1946 | — | #107 | 2,493 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #107 | 2,176 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #109 | 2,133 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #110 | 2,275 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #110 | 2,203 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #103 | 2,074 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #99 | 2,082 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #89 | 2,244 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #94 | 2,204 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #81 | 2,364 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #77 | 2,408 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #81 | 2,389 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #75 | 2,478 |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 | #82 | 2,222 |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | #79 | 2,424 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #78 | 2,318 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #88 | 2,242 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #89 | 2,103 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #95 | 2,093 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #100 | 1,970 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #102 | 1,778 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #129 | 1,369 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #142 | 1,167 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #164 | 916 |
| 1922 | — | #179 | 787 | |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #178 | 798 |
| 1920 | — | #189 | 710 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #222 | 548 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #244 | 477 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #272 | 352 |
| 1916 | — | #296 | 304 | |
| 1915 | — | #292 | 296 | |
| 1914 | — | #307 | 217 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #314 | 164 |
| 1912 | — | #306 | 141 | |
| 1911 | — | #308 | 76 | |
| 1910 | — | #229 | 103 | |
| 1909 | — | #299 | 58 | |
| 1908 | — | #242 | 77 | |
| 1907 | — | #231 | 77 | |
| 1906 | — | #235 | 69 | |
| 1905 | — | #259 | 58 | |
| 1904 | — | #234 | 65 | |
| 1903 | — | #223 | 66 | |
| 1902 | — | #224 | 64 | |
| 1901 | — | #245 | 49 | |
| 1900 | — | #196 | 98 | |
| 1899 | — | #219 | 59 | |
| 1898 | — | #224 | 61 | |
| 1897 | — | #238 | 53 | |
| 1896 | — | #270 | 45 | |
| 1895 | — | #242 | 54 | |
| 1894 | — | #249 | 48 | |
| 1893 | — | #222 | 59 | |
| 1892 | — | #223 | 61 | |
| 1891 | — | #214 | 55 | |
| 1890 | — | #226 | 53 | |
| 1889 | — | #226 | 51 | |
| 1888 | — | #228 | 59 | |
| 1887 | — | #172 | 74 | |
| 1886 | — | #200 | 66 | |
| 1885 | — | #227 | 52 | |
| 1884 | — | #240 | 50 | |
| 1883 | — | #190 | 62 | |
| 1882 | — | #212 | 59 | |
| 1881 | — | #218 | 50 | |
| 1880 | — | #244 | 46 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bob was already there! It came in at #244, and was given to 46 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2021–2022, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Bob is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Washington#19 · 1 in 102
- Idaho#23 · 1 in 114
- Oklahoma#25 · 1 in 132
- Montana#26 · 1 in 125
- Kansas#28 · 1 in 138
Best ever in a state: #12 in Nevada, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #19 | 92 | 1 in 102 |
| Idaho | #23 | 31 | 1 in 114 |
| Oklahoma | #25 | 165 | 1 in 132 |
| Montana | #26 | 32 | 1 in 125 |
| Kansas | #28 | 104 | 1 in 138 |
| Colorado | #29 | 58 | 1 in 143 |
| Wyoming | #29 | 14 | 1 in 113 |
| California | #32 | 235 | 1 in 155 |
| Oregon | #32 | 38 | 1 in 143 |
| Utah | #36 | 30 | 1 in 155 |
| Arizona | #40 | 27 | 1 in 163 |
| Missouri | #44 | 141 | 1 in 193 |
| Nebraska | #46 | 63 | 1 in 180 |
| Iowa | #52 | 84 | 1 in 225 |
| Indiana | #58 | 80 | 1 in 313 |
| Illinois | #72 | 152 | 1 in 376 |
| Ohio | #82 | 93 | 1 in 546 |
| Arkansas | #83 | 45 | 1 in 370 |
| Michigan | #87 | 90 | 1 in 468 |
| South Dakota | #90 | 16 | 1 in 356 |
| District of Columbia | #95 | 6 | 1 in 555 |
| Texas | #101 | 120 | 1 in 482 |
| New Mexico | #118 | 9 | 1 in 475 |
| Tennessee | #123 | 33 | 1 in 736 |
| Mississippi | #133 | 26 | 1 in 726 |
| Kentucky | #135 | 29 | 1 in 846 |
| North Dakota | #145 | 8 | 1 in 779 |
| Wisconsin | #146 | 23 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Florida | #154 | 13 | 1 in 889 |
| Minnesota | #160 | 17 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Georgia | #162 | 25 | 1 in 1,077 |
| Pennsylvania | #167 | 43 | 1 in 1,868 |
| West Virginia | #170 | 16 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Alabama | #186 | 21 | 1 in 1,276 |
| North Carolina | #194 | 26 | 1 in 1,276 |
| New Jersey | #204 | 10 | 1 in 2,894 |
| South Carolina | #210 | 10 | 1 in 1,700 |
| New York | #211 | 37 | 1 in 2,571 |
| Virginia | #222 | 12 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Louisiana | #313 | 8 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bob
- 180 spots since 2024 (#9,894 → #9,714)
- 3,094 spots since 2020 (#6,620 → #9,714)
- 3,715 spots since 2015 (#5,999 → #9,714)
- Biggest jump: 70 spots in 1910 (#299 → #229)
- Biggest drop: 127 spots in 1981 (#859 → #986)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1934 at #75 (2,478 births)
- Births halved by 1950, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1927–1940
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1983
- Highest: 1 in 417 boys born in 1934 were named Bob (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 244,011 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 25.1% of all boys named Bob (23,293) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 569 | #172 (1887) | #216 |
| 1890s | 548 | #214 (1891) | #233 |
| 1900s | 681 | #196 (1900) | #239 |
| 1910s | 2,678 | #222 (1919) | #279 |
| 1920s | 13,691 | #89 (1929) | #137 |
| 1930s | 23,293 | #75 (1934) | #82 |
| 1940s | 21,376 | #99 (1940) | #116 |
| 1950s | 12,902 | #128 (1959) | #213 |
| 1960s | 13,789 | #131 (1960) | #236 |
| 1970s | 1,983 | #399 (1970) | #626 |
| 1980s | 751 | #859 (1980) | #1,120 |
| 1990s | 367 | #1,396 (1991) | #2,441 |
| 2000s | 184 | #2,864 (2000) | #5,104 |
| 2010s | 134 | #4,804 (2013) | #6,659 |
| 2020s | 40 | #6,620 (2020) | #9,363 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bob in 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 186,094 of them was named Bob, which outranked 23.2% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,682Zenia7
- #3,682Zenith7
- #3,682Zenora7
- #4,053Bob6
- #4,053Aaron6
- #4,053Ader6
- #4,053Adina6
- #4,570Adabelle5
- #4,570Adelyne5
- #4,570Adonna5
Tied with 516 names at #4,053; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 511 of them was named Bob, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.