Bob is a familiar variant of Bobby that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Bob is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,845 for boy births in the United States (and #20,337 across all names), given to 7 babies. Bob was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (2,826 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,845 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,049 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,345 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,611 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,681 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,142 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,134 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,129 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,406 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,041 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,887 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,820 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,968 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,980 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,649 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,444 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,279 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,020 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,508 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,826 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,440 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,307 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,526 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,141 |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | — | #2,871 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,367 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,502 |
| 1997 | 33 | — | — | #2,456 |
| 1996 | 31 | — | — | #2,489 |
| 1995 | 30 | — | — | #2,516 |
| 1994 | 37 | — | — | #2,185 |
| 1993 | 38 | — | — | #2,095 |
| 1992 | 42 | — | — | #1,920 |
| 1991 | 66 | — | — | #1,396 |
| 1990 | 53 | — | — | #1,567 |
| 1989 | 56 | — | — | #1,477 |
| 1988 | 57 | — | — | #1,375 |
| 1987 | 56 | — | — | #1,316 |
| 1986 | 62 | — | — | #1,219 |
| 1985 | 73 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1984 | 76 | — | — | #1,023 |
| 1983 | 89 | — | — | #936 |
| 1982 | 92 | — | — | #933 |
| 1981 | 84 | — | — | #986 |
| 1980 | 106 | — | — | #861 |
| 1979 | 118 | — | — | #798 |
| 1978 | 110 | — | — | #813 |
| 1977 | 120 | — | — | #778 |
| 1976 | 139 | — | — | #706 |
| 1975 | 167 | — | — | #625 |
| 1974 | 170 | — | — | #618 |
| 1973 | 207 | — | — | #542 |
| 1972 | 221 | — | — | #535 |
| 1971 | 325 | — | — | #449 |
| 1970 | 411 | — | #8,102 | #399 |
| 1969 | 425 | — | — | #380 |
| 1968 | 477 | — | — | #354 |
| 1967 | 545 | — | #4,330 | #324 |
| 1966 | 689 | — | #6,656 | #280 |
| 1965 | 1,003 | — | — | #230 |
| 1964 | 1,432 | — | — | #198 |
| 1963 | 1,853 | — | #5,942 | #167 |
| 1962 | 2,168 | — | #6,666 | #152 |
| 1961 | 2,509 | — | #6,651 | #141 |
| 1960 | 2,719 | — | — | #131 |
| 1959 | 2,834 | — | #4,666 | #128 |
| 1958 | 2,518 | — | — | #139 |
| 1957 | 1,820 | — | #5,433 | #171 |
| 1956 | 1,020 | — | — | #228 |
| 1955 | 805 | — | #5,274 | #248 |
| 1954 | 702 | — | #5,820 | #266 |
| 1953 | 695 | — | #5,737 | #264 |
| 1952 | 756 | — | — | #247 |
| 1951 | 806 | — | — | #237 |
| 1950 | 976 | — | — | #204 |
| 1949 | 1,472 | — | #4,726 | #162 |
| 1948 | 1,965 | — | #5,311 | #141 |
| 1947 | 2,519 | — | #5,378 | #115 |
| 1946 | 2,493 | — | — | #107 |
| 1945 | 2,181 | — | #4,620 | #107 |
| 1944 | 2,139 | — | #4,110 | #109 |
| 1943 | 2,283 | — | #3,525 | #110 |
| 1942 | 2,210 | — | #3,783 | #110 |
| 1941 | 2,081 | — | #3,603 | #103 |
| 1940 | 2,087 | — | #4,433 | #99 |
| 1939 | 2,252 | — | #3,166 | #89 |
| 1938 | 2,211 | — | #3,483 | #94 |
| 1937 | 2,378 | — | #2,207 | #81 |
| 1936 | 2,416 | — | #3,135 | #77 |
| 1935 | 2,399 | — | #2,758 | #81 |
| 1934 | 2,486 | — | #3,190 | #75 |
| 1933 | 2,234 | — | #2,419 | #82 |
| 1932 | 2,440 | — | #2,047 | #79 |
| 1931 | 2,328 | — | #2,778 | #78 |
| 1930 | 2,255 | — | #2,436 | #88 |
| 1929 | 2,109 | — | #4,122 | #89 |
| 1928 | 2,104 | — | #2,789 | #95 |
| 1927 | 1,984 | — | #2,441 | #100 |
| 1926 | 1,787 | — | #3,291 | #102 |
| 1925 | 1,375 | — | #4,501 | #129 |
| 1924 | 1,174 | — | #4,054 | #142 |
| 1923 | 927 | — | #2,943 | #164 |
| 1922 | 787 | — | — | #179 |
| 1921 | 808 | — | #3,197 | #178 |
| 1920 | 710 | — | — | #189 |
| 1919 | 554 | — | #4,318 | #222 |
| 1918 | 482 | — | #4,908 | #245 |
| 1917 | 358 | — | #4,153 | #272 |
| 1916 | 304 | — | — | #296 |
| 1915 | 296 | — | — | #292 |
| 1914 | 217 | — | — | #307 |
| 1913 | 169 | — | #3,249 | #314 |
| 1912 | 141 | — | — | #306 |
| 1911 | 76 | — | — | #308 |
| 1910 | 103 | — | — | #229 |
| 1909 | 58 | — | — | #299 |
| 1908 | 77 | — | — | #242 |
| 1907 | 77 | — | — | #231 |
| 1906 | 69 | — | — | #235 |
| 1905 | 58 | — | — | #259 |
| 1904 | 65 | — | — | #234 |
| 1903 | 66 | — | — | #223 |
| 1902 | 64 | — | — | #225 |
| 1901 | 49 | — | — | #245 |
| 1900 | 98 | — | — | #196 |
| 1899 | 59 | — | — | #219 |
| 1898 | 61 | — | — | #224 |
| 1897 | 53 | — | — | #238 |
| 1896 | 45 | — | — | #271 |
| 1895 | 54 | — | — | #243 |
| 1894 | 48 | — | — | #249 |
| 1893 | 59 | — | — | #222 |
| 1892 | 61 | — | — | #223 |
| 1891 | 55 | — | — | #214 |
| 1890 | 53 | — | — | #227 |
| 1889 | 51 | — | — | #226 |
| 1888 | 59 | — | — | #228 |
| 1887 | 74 | — | — | #172 |
| 1886 | 66 | — | — | #200 |
| 1885 | 52 | — | — | #227 |
| 1884 | 50 | — | — | #240 |
| 1883 | 62 | — | — | #190 |
| 1882 | 59 | — | — | #212 |
| 1881 | 50 | — | — | #218 |
| 1880 | 46 | — | — | #244 |