Bob Name Popularity

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How popular is Bob?

The rare name Bob was the 5,311th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Bob, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 75, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1934.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1959 with 2,824 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Bob in any given year was 6 in 2014.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Bob occurred roughly during the years 1905-1928, 1955-1959, and 2014-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1951, 1961-1977, 1978-1981, 1982-1986, and 1994-1999.

Where is the name Bob popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The popularity trend for Bob has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Bob has dropped.

The name Bob is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Bob has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Bob (Girl)		Bob (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	17	5,311
2017		< 5	--	18	5,117
2016		< 5	--	13	6,389
2015		< 5	--	14	6,030
2014		< 5	--	6	10,866
2013		< 5	--	19	4,806
2012		< 5	--	8	8,962
2011		< 5	--	14	5,975
2010		< 5	--	10	7,638
2009		< 5	--	22	4,440
2008		< 5	--	23	4,274
2007		< 5	--	8	9,016
2006		< 5	--	11	6,964
2005		< 5	--	24	3,825
2004		< 5	--	19	4,436
2003		< 5	--	9	7,303
2002		< 5	--	17	4,520
2001		< 5	--	19	4,138
2000		< 5	--	31	2,869
1999		< 5	--	16	4,366
1998		< 5	--	21	3,502
1997		< 5	--	33	2,456
1996		< 5	--	31	2,487
1995		< 5	--	30	2,513
1994		< 5	--	37	2,182
1993		< 5	--	38	2,094
1992		< 5	--	42	1,920
1991		< 5	--	66	1,396
1990		< 5	--	53	1,567
1989		< 5	--	56	1,476
1988		< 5	--	57	1,375
1987		< 5	--	56	1,316
1986		< 5	--	62	1,218
1985		< 5	--	73	1,084
1984		< 5	--	76	1,022
1983		< 5	--	89	937
1982		< 5	--	92	933
1981		< 5	--	84	987
1980		< 5	--	106	862
1979		< 5	--	118	799
1978		< 5	--	110	812
1977		< 5	--	120	779
1976		< 5	--	139	706
1975		< 5	--	167	625
1974		< 5	--	170	618
1973		< 5	--	208	540
1972		< 5	--	220	536
1971		< 5	--	325	449
1970		5	8,100	406	400
1969		< 5	--	426	380
1968		< 5	--	477	354
1967		10	4,326	534	324
1966		5	6,653	684	280
1965		< 5	--	1,000	230
1964		< 5	--	1,434	198
1963		6	5,941	1,845	167
1962		5	6,662	2,165	151
1961		5	6,648	2,503	141
1960		< 5	--	2,720	131
1959		8	4,666	2,824	128
1958		< 5	--	2,521	138
1957		6	5,431	1,814	171
1956		< 5	--	1,020	228
1955		6	5,273	798	247
1954		5	5,820	697	268
1953		5	5,737	693	263
1952		< 5	--	756	247
1951		< 5	--	806	237
1950		< 5	--	977	204
1949		6	4,725	1,466	162
1948		5	5,312	1,960	140
1947		5	5,379	2,514	115
1946		< 5	--	2,492	107
1945		5	4,621	2,176	107
1944		6	4,111	2,133	109
1943		8	3,526	2,274	110
1942		7	3,782	2,203	111
1941		7	3,603	2,074	103
1940		5	4,432	2,082	99
1939		8	3,167	2,244	89
1938		7	3,483	2,204	94
1937		14	2,207	2,363	81
1936		8	3,134	2,409	77
1935		10	2,758	2,388	81
1934		8	3,191	2,477	75
1933		12	2,420	2,220	82
1932		16	2,048	2,426	79
1931		10	2,777	2,318	78
1930		13	2,436	2,242	88
1929		6	4,123	2,103	89
1928		11	2,787	2,093	95
1927		14	2,442	1,970	100
1926		9	3,292	1,778	103
1925		6	4,501	1,369	129
1924		7	4,054	1,167	142
1923		11	2,943	916	164
1922		< 5	--	787	179
1921		10	3,197	798	178
1920		< 5	--	710	189
1919		6	4,319	548	222
1918		5	4,908	477	245
1917		6	4,153	352	272
1916		< 5	--	304	296
1915		< 5	--	296	292
1914		< 5	--	217	307
1913		5	3,249	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	225
1901		< 5	--	49	245
1900		< 5	--	98	196
1899		< 5	--	59	219
1898		< 5	--	61	224
1897		< 5	--	53	238
1896		< 5	--	45	271
1895		< 5	--	54	243
1894		< 5	--	48	249
1893		< 5	--	59	222
1892		< 5	--	61	223
1891		< 5	--	55	214
1890		< 5	--	53	227
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

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.