Data through 2025

Bob name popularity in the United States

Bob ranked #9714 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 7 boys named Bob.

Rank#9714

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded7

SSA

Peak year1959

2,826 recorded

Five-year change-41.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Bob for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1913 to 1970

Boys

7

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys7#9714
2024boys7#9894
2023boys9#8255
2022boys5#12330
2020boys12#6620
2019boys14#6104
2018boys18#5106
2017boys18#5111
2016boys13#6349
2015boys14#5999
2014boys6#10717
2013boys19#4804
Show full history (187 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys7#9714
2024boys7#9894
2023boys9#8255
2022boys5#12330
2020boys12#6620
2019boys14#6104
2018boys18#5106
2017boys18#5111
2016boys13#6349
2015boys14#5999
2014boys6#10717
2013boys19#4804
2012boys8#8864
2011boys14#5945
2010boys10#7591
2009boys22#4429
2008boys23#4267
2007boys8#8915
2006boys12#6460
2005boys24#3815
2004boys19#4421
2003boys9#7245
2002boys17#4502
2001boys19#4121
2000boys31#2864
1999boys16#4341
1998boys21#3486
1997boys33#2449
1996boys31#2483
1995boys30#2500
1994boys37#2181
1993boys38#2091
1992boys42#1914
1991boys66#1396
1990boys53#1564
1989boys56#1476
1988boys57#1373
1987boys56#1316
1986boys62#1217
1985boys73#1083
1984boys76#1022
1983boys89#936
1982boys92#933
1981boys84#986
1980boys106#859
1979boys118#798
1978boys110#813
1977boys120#778
1976boys139#706
1975boys167#625
1974boys170#618
1973boys207#542
1972boys221#535
1971boys325#449
1970boys406#399
1970girls5#7995
1969boys425#380
1968boys477#354
1967boys535#323
1967girls10#4300
1966boys684#280
1966girls5#6564
1965boys1,003#230
1964boys1,432#198
1963boys1,847#167
1963girls6#5891
1962boys2,163#152
1962girls5#6578
1961boys2,504#141
1961girls5#6567
1960boys2,719#131
1959boys2,826#128
1959girls8#4625
1958boys2,518#139
1957boys1,814#171
1957girls6#5377
1956boys1,020#228
1955boys799#248
1955girls6#5208
1954boys697#266
1954girls5#5753
1953boys690#264
1953girls5#5673
1952boys756#247
1951boys806#237
1950boys976#204
1949boys1,466#162
1949girls6#4673
1948boys1,960#141
1948girls5#5243
1947boys2,514#115
1947girls5#5295
1946boys2,493#107
1945boys2,176#107
1945girls5#4556
1944boys2,133#109
1944girls6#4054
1943boys2,275#110
1943girls8#3493
1942boys2,203#110
1942girls7#3738
1941boys2,074#103
1941girls7#3559
1940boys2,082#99
1940girls5#4349
1939boys2,244#89
1939girls8#3145
1938boys2,204#94
1938girls7#3450
1937boys2,364#81
1937girls14#2196
1936boys2,408#77
1936girls8#3103
1935boys2,389#81
1935girls10#2731
1934boys2,478#75
1934girls8#3159
1933boys2,222#82
1933girls12#2404
1932boys2,424#79
1932girls16#2037
1931boys2,318#78
1931girls10#2750
1930boys2,242#88
1930girls13#2425
1929boys2,103#89
1929girls6#4053
1928boys2,093#95
1928girls11#2768
1927boys1,970#100
1927girls14#2433
1926boys1,778#102
1926girls9#3269
1925boys1,369#129
1925girls6#4426
1924boys1,167#142
1924girls7#4002
1923boys916#164
1923girls11#2917
1922boys787#179
1921boys798#178
1921girls10#3164
1920boys710#189
1919boys548#222
1919girls6#4251
1918boys477#244
1918girls5#4809
1917boys352#272
1917girls6#4083
1916boys304#296
1915boys296#292
1914boys217#307
1913boys164#314
1913girls5#3187
1912boys141#306
1911boys76#308
1910boys103#229
1909boys58#299
1908boys77#242
1907boys77#231
1906boys69#235
1905boys58#259
1904boys65#234
1903boys66#223
1902boys64#224
1901boys49#245
1900boys98#196
1899boys59#219
1898boys61#224
1897boys53#238
1896boys45#270
1895boys54#242
1894boys48#249
1893boys59#222
1892boys61#223
1891boys55#214
1890boys53#226
1889boys51#226
1888boys59#228
1887boys74#172
1886boys66#200
1885boys52#227
1884boys50#240
1883boys62#190
1882boys59#212
1881boys50#218
1880boys46#244

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Bob’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-50.0%
Change since peak-99.8%