Bob Boy

Popularity: #917 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Bob

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter known for his influential music and lyrics.

Bob Marley was a Jamaican musician and cultural icon, famous for popularizing reggae music.

Bob Hope was a British-American comedian and actor, celebrated for his work in film and television.

Bob Ross was an American painter and television host, known for his instructional painting show 'The Joy of Painting.'.

Fictional characters named Bob

Bob the Builder is the main character in the children's television series of the same name, known for his construction skills.

Bob Cratchit is a character in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol,' representing the struggles of the working class.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Bob was first seen in the United States in 1880. Bob has ranked as high as #274 nationally, which occurred in 1959, and has been most popular in California, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, and Michigan. In the past 5 years the name Bob has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Bob (2017)

Year: 2017 2015 2013 2011 2009 2008 2004 2002 1997 1996 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	5	100%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	46
1881	50
1882	59
1883	62
1884	50
1885	52
1886	66
1887	74
1888	59
1889	51
1890	53
1891	55
1892	61
1893	59
1894	48
1895	54
1896	45
1897	53
1898	61
1899	59
1900	98
1901	49
1902	64
1903	66
1904	65
1905	58
1906	69
1907	77
1908	77
1909	58
1910	103
1911	76
1912	141
1913	164
1914	217
1915	296
1916	304
1917	352
1918	477
1919	548
1920	710
1921	798
1922	787
1923	916
1924	1,167
1925	1,369
1926	1,778
1927	1,970
1928	2,093
1929	2,103
1930	2,242
1931	2,318
1932	2,424
1933	2,222
1934	2,478
1935	2,389
1936	2,408
1937	2,364
1938	2,204
1939	2,244
1940	2,082
1941	2,074
1942	2,203
1943	2,275
1944	2,133
1945	2,176
1946	2,493
1947	2,514
1948	1,960
1949	1,466
1950	976
1951	806
1952	756
1953	690
1954	697
1955	798
1956	1,020
1957	1,814
1958	2,518
1959	2,826
1960	2,719
1961	2,503
1962	2,167
1963	1,844
1964	1,432
1965	1,003
1966	684
1967	535
1968	477
1969	425
1970	406
1971	325
1972	221
1973	208
1974	170
1975	167
1976	139
1977	120
1978	110
1979	118
1980	106
1981	84
1982	92
1983	89
1984	76
1985	73
1986	62
1987	56
1988	57
1989	56
1990	53
1991	66
1992	42
1993	38
1994	37
1995	30
1996	31
1997	33
1998	21
1999	16
2000	31
2001	19
2002	17
2003	9
2004	19
2005	24
2006	11
2007	8
2008	23
2009	22
2010	10
2011	14
2012	8
2013	19
2014	6
2015	14
2016	13
2017	18
2018	18
2019	14
2020	12
2022	5
2023	9
2024	7