Bob

Given to 93,308 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −41% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#9714
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
7
boys 7
Peak year
1934
2,478 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
93,308
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Bob was most popular in 1934, when 2,478 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Bob, ranking #9714 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 41%.00.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1934 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Bob was most popular in 1934, when 2,478 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Bob, ranking #9714 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 41%.00.751.52.2531880192019602000Peak 1934

Bob was most popular in 1934, when 2,478 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Bob, ranking #9714 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 41%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 7 9714
2024 <5 — 7 9894
2023 <5 — 9 8255
2022 <5 — 5 12330
2021 <5 — <5 —
2020 <5 — 12 6620
2019 <5 — 14 6104
2018 <5 — 18 5106
2017 <5 — 18 5111
2016 <5 — 13 6349
2015 <5 — 14 5999
2014 <5 — 6 10717
2013 <5 — 19 4804
2012 <5 — 8 8864
2011 <5 — 14 5945
2010 <5 — 10 7591
2009 <5 — 22 4429
2008 <5 — 23 4267
2007 <5 — 8 8915
2006 <5 — 12 6460
2005 <5 — 24 3815
2004 <5 — 19 4421
2003 <5 — 9 7245
2002 <5 — 17 4502
2001 <5 — 19 4121
2000 <5 — 31 2864
1999 <5 — 16 4341
1998 <5 — 21 3486
1997 <5 — 33 2449
1996 <5 — 31 2483
1995 <5 — 30 2500
1994 <5 — 37 2181
1993 <5 — 38 2091
1992 <5 — 42 1914
1991 <5 — 66 1396
1990 <5 — 53 1564
1989 <5 — 56 1476
1988 <5 — 57 1373
1987 <5 — 56 1316
1986 <5 — 62 1217
1985 <5 — 73 1083
1984 <5 — 76 1022
1983 <5 — 89 936
1982 <5 — 92 933
1981 <5 — 84 986
1980 <5 — 106 859
1979 <5 — 118 798
1978 <5 — 110 813
1977 <5 — 120 778
1976 <5 — 139 706
1975 <5 — 167 625
1974 <5 — 170 618
1973 <5 — 207 542
1972 <5 — 221 535
1971 <5 — 325 449
1970 5 7995 406 399
1969 <5 — 425 380
1968 <5 — 477 354
1967 10 4300 535 323
1966 5 6564 684 280
1965 <5 — 1,003 230
1964 <5 — 1,432 198
1963 6 5891 1,847 167
1962 5 6578 2,163 152
1961 5 6567 2,504 141
1960 <5 — 2,719 131
1959 8 4625 2,826 128
1958 <5 — 2,518 139
1957 6 5377 1,814 171
1956 <5 — 1,020 228
1955 6 5208 799 248
1954 5 5753 697 266
1953 5 5673 690 264
1952 <5 — 756 247
1951 <5 — 806 237
1950 <5 — 976 204
1949 6 4673 1,466 162
1948 5 5243 1,960 141
1947 5 5295 2,514 115
1946 <5 — 2,493 107
1945 5 4556 2,176 107
1944 6 4054 2,133 109
1943 8 3493 2,275 110
1942 7 3738 2,203 110
1941 7 3559 2,074 103
1940 5 4349 2,082 99
1939 8 3145 2,244 89
1938 7 3450 2,204 94
1937 14 2196 2,364 81
1936 8 3103 2,408 77
1935 10 2731 2,389 81
1934 8 3159 2,478 75
1933 12 2404 2,222 82
1932 16 2037 2,424 79
1931 10 2750 2,318 78
1930 13 2425 2,242 88
1929 6 4053 2,103 89
1928 11 2768 2,093 95
1927 14 2433 1,970 100
1926 9 3269 1,778 102
1925 6 4426 1,369 129
1924 7 4002 1,167 142
1923 11 2917 916 164
1922 <5 — 787 179
1921 10 3164 798 178
1920 <5 — 710 189
1919 6 4251 548 222
1918 5 4809 477 244
1917 6 4083 352 272
1916 <5 — 304 296
1915 <5 — 296 292
1914 <5 — 217 307
1913 5 3187 164 314
1912 <5 — 141 306
1911 <5 — 76 308
1910 <5 — 103 229
1909 <5 — 58 299
1908 <5 — 77 242
1907 <5 — 77 231
1906 <5 — 69 235
1905 <5 — 58 259
1904 <5 — 65 234
1903 <5 — 66 223
1902 <5 — 64 224
1901 <5 — 49 245
1900 <5 — 98 196
1899 <5 — 59 219
1898 <5 — 61 224
1897 <5 — 53 238
1896 <5 — 45 270
1895 <5 — 54 242
1894 <5 — 48 249
1893 <5 — 59 222
1892 <5 — 61 223
1891 <5 — 55 214
1890 <5 — 53 226
1889 <5 — 51 226
1888 <5 — 59 228
1887 <5 — 74 172
1886 <5 — 66 200
1885 <5 — 52 227
1884 <5 — 50 240
1883 <5 — 62 190
1882 <5 — 59 212
1881 <5 — 50 218
1880 <5 — 46 244

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