How Many People Are Named Bob?
people named Bob are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,414 people in the US has this name
Based on 93,308 babies named Bob in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,834 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ROBERT. It arose later than Dob, Hob and Nob, which were medieval rhyming nicknames of Robert. It was borne by the character Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel 'A Christmas Carol' (1843). Other famous bearers include American folk musician Bob Dylan (1941-) and Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley (1945-1981).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Bob (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bob alive today is about 70 years old, and 86% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 63 and 79 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bob first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1959, to 2,834 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bob never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #75, in 1934, and it was in the top 100 for 14 years, 1927 to 1940. In 2025 it ranked #9,841.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,841 |
| Best rank | #75 (1934) |
| Years in the top 100 | 14 (1927 to 1940) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #85 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bob alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bob were born in California than in any other state: about 5,351 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bob was given 3.1 times as often in Washington, 3 times in Wyoming and 2.9 times in Oregon.
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