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

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Peak · boys
#75
1934 · 2,478 births
Debut · boys
1880
46 births
In top 100 · boys
14 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
92,986
since 1880

Bob over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #75, 1934boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#9,7147
2024—#9,8947
2023—#8,2559
2022—#12,3305
2021——
2020—#6,62012
2019—#6,10414
2018—#5,10618
2017—#5,11118
2016—#6,34913
2015—#5,99914
2014—#10,7176
2013—#4,80419
2012—#8,8648
2011—#5,94514
2010—#7,59110
2009—#4,42922
2008—#4,26723
2007—#8,9158
2006—#6,46012
2005—#3,81524
2004—#4,42119
2003—#7,2459
2002—#4,50217
2001—#4,12119
2000—#2,86431
1999—#4,34116
1998—#3,48621
1997—#2,44933
1996—#2,48331
1995—#2,50030
1994—#2,18137
1993—#2,09138
1992—#1,91442
1991—#1,39666
1990—#1,56453
1989—#1,47656
1988—#1,37357
1987—#1,31656
1986—#1,21762
1985—#1,08373
1984—#1,02276
1983—#93689
1982—#93392
1981—#98684
1980—#859106
1979—#798118
1978—#813110
1977—#778120
1976—#706139
1975—#625167
1974—#618170
1973—#542207
1972—#535221
1971—#449325
1970#7,9955#399406
1969—#380425
1968—#354477
1967#4,30010#323535
1966#6,5645#280684
1965—#2301,003
1964—#1981,432
1963#5,8916#1671,847
1962#6,5785#1522,163
1961#6,5675#1412,504
1960—#1312,719
1959#4,6258#1282,826
1958—#1392,518
1957#5,3776#1711,814
1956—#2281,020
1955#5,2086#248799
1954#5,7535#266697
1953#5,6735#264690
1952—#247756
1951—#237806
1950—#204976
1949#4,6736#1621,466
1948#5,2435#1411,960
1947#5,2955#1152,514
1946—#1072,493
1945#4,5565#1072,176
1944#4,0546#1092,133
1943#3,4938#1102,275
1942#3,7387#1102,203
1941#3,5597#1032,074
1940#4,3495#992,082
1939#3,1458#892,244
1938#3,4507#942,204
1937#2,19614#812,364
1936#3,1038#772,408
1935#2,73110#812,389
1934#3,1598#752,478
1933#2,40412#822,222
1932#2,03716#792,424
1931#2,75010#782,318
1930#2,42513#882,242
1929#4,0536#892,103
1928#2,76811#952,093
1927#2,43314#1001,970
1926#3,2699#1021,778
1925#4,4266#1291,369
1924#4,0027#1421,167
1923#2,91711#164916
1922—#179787
1921#3,16410#178798
1920—#189710
1919#4,2516#222548
1918#4,8095#244477
1917#4,0836#272352
1916—#296304
1915—#292296
1914—#307217
1913#3,1875#314164
1912—#306141
1911—#30876
1910—#229103
1909—#29958
1908—#24277
1907—#23177
1906—#23569
1905—#25958
1904—#23465
1903—#22366
1902—#22464
1901—#24549
1900—#19698
1899—#21959
1898—#22461
1897—#23853
1896—#27045
1895—#24254
1894—#24948
1893—#22259
1892—#22361
1891—#21455
1890—#22653
1889—#22651
1888—#22859
1887—#17274
1886—#20066
1885—#22752
1884—#24050
1883—#19062
1882—#21259
1881—#21850
1880—#24446
First appearance
1880

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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedMNIllinois: #767 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,711 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedMINew York: #1,041 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 20,174 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #792 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 13,961 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bob, so not publishedHITexas: #1,156 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 24,528 boysTXFlorida: #773 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,441 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Illinois#767 · 1 in 13,711
  2. Florida#773 · 1 in 12,441
  3. California#792 · 1 in 13,961
  4. New York#1,041 · 1 in 20,174
  5. Texas#1,156 · 1 in 24,528

Best ever in a state: #12 in Nevada, 1935.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Illinois#76761 in 13,711
Florida#77361 in 12,441
California#792161 in 13,961
New York#1,04161 in 20,174
Texas#1,15661 in 24,528
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1934 at #75 (2,478 births)
  • Births halved by 1950, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1927–1940
  • Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1983
Share of babies · boys
1 in 417
  • Highest: 1 in 417 boys born in 1934 were named Bob (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 244,011 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
  • 25.1% of all boys named Bob (23,293) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s569#172 (1887)#216
1890s548#214 (1891)#233
1900s681#196 (1900)#239
1910s2,678#222 (1919)#279
1920s13,691#89 (1929)#137
1930s23,293#75 (1934)#82
1940s21,376#99 (1940)#116
1950s12,902#128 (1959)#213
1960s13,789#131 (1960)#236
1970s1,983#399 (1970)#626
1980s751#859 (1980)#1,120
1990s367#1,396 (1991)#2,441
2000s184#2,864 (2000)#5,104
2010s134#4,804 (2013)#6,659
2020s40#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 1985

boys
#1,083
73 births · 1 in 25,318 boys

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #1,083Bob73
More about 1985

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 25,318 of them was named Bob, which outranked 85.7% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bob
  1. #1,078Leopoldo74
  2. #1,078Marcell74
  3. #1,078Montrell74
  4. #1,083Bob73
  5. #1,083Genaro73
  6. #1,083Irving73
  7. #1,083Jamin73
  8. #1,094Adalberto72
  9. #1,094Baron72
  10. #1,094Dedrick72

Tied with 10 names at #1,083; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →