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Worldwide Name Statistics

Bob

Ranked #1156 - 1 in 240,226 people
US

Most common in

United States

33k bearers

World total

33,302

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#1156

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States33k
Worldwide
~33k
rank #1156
Rarity
1 in 240,226
of people globally
Gender split
100/0
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~33k in US

About the name Bob

There are an estimated 33,302 people named Bob alive worldwide today. That ranks Bob at #1156 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Bob is held by approximately 33,302 people, ranking #1156 among first names. That works out to roughly 10 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 9,966 U.S. residents).

Historically Bob is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.7% male).

Bob appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.7%Female 0.3%

Bob popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Bob, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 46
  2. 1881: 50
  3. 1882: 59
  4. 1883: 62
  5. 1884: 50
  6. 1885: 52
  7. 1886: 66
  8. 1887: 74
  9. 1888: 59
  10. 1889: 51
  11. 1890: 53
  12. 1891: 55
  13. 1892: 61
  14. 1893: 59
  15. 1894: 48
  16. 1895: 54
  17. 1896: 45
  18. 1897: 53
  19. 1898: 61
  20. 1899: 59
  21. 1900: 98
  22. 1901: 49
  23. 1902: 64
  24. 1903: 66
  25. 1904: 65
  26. 1905: 58
  27. 1906: 69
  28. 1907: 77
  29. 1908: 77
  30. 1909: 58
  31. 1910: 103
  32. 1911: 76
  33. 1912: 141
  34. 1913: 169
  35. 1914: 217
  36. 1915: 296
  37. 1916: 304
  38. 1917: 358
  39. 1918: 482
  40. 1919: 554
  41. 1920: 710
  42. 1921: 808
  43. 1922: 787
  44. 1923: 927
  45. 1924: 1,174
  46. 1925: 1,375
  47. 1926: 1,787
  48. 1927: 1,984
  49. 1928: 2,104
  50. 1929: 2,109
  51. 1930: 2,255
  52. 1931: 2,328
  53. 1932: 2,440
  54. 1933: 2,234
  55. 1934: 2,486
  56. 1935: 2,399
  57. 1936: 2,416
  58. 1937: 2,378
  59. 1938: 2,211
  60. 1939: 2,252
  61. 1940: 2,087
  62. 1941: 2,081
  63. 1942: 2,210
  64. 1943: 2,283
  65. 1944: 2,139
  66. 1945: 2,181
  67. 1946: 2,493
  68. 1947: 2,519
  69. 1948: 1,965
  70. 1949: 1,472
  71. 1950: 976
  72. 1951: 806
  73. 1952: 756
  74. 1953: 695
  75. 1954: 702
  76. 1955: 805
  77. 1956: 1,020
  78. 1957: 1,820
  79. 1958: 2,518
  80. 1959: 2,834
  81. 1960: 2,719
  82. 1961: 2,509
  83. 1962: 2,168
  84. 1963: 1,853
  85. 1964: 1,432
  86. 1965: 1,003
  87. 1966: 689
  88. 1967: 545
  89. 1968: 477
  90. 1969: 425
  91. 1970: 411
  92. 1971: 325
  93. 1972: 221
  94. 1973: 207
  95. 1974: 170
  96. 1975: 167
  97. 1976: 139
  98. 1977: 120
  99. 1978: 110
  100. 1979: 118
  101. 1980: 106
  102. 1981: 84
  103. 1982: 92
  104. 1983: 89
  105. 1984: 76
  106. 1985: 73
  107. 1986: 62
  108. 1987: 56
  109. 1988: 57
  110. 1989: 56
  111. 1990: 53
  112. 1991: 66
  113. 1992: 42
  114. 1993: 38
  115. 1994: 37
  116. 1995: 30
  117. 1996: 31
  118. 1997: 33
  119. 1998: 21
  120. 1999: 16
  121. 2000: 31
  122. 2001: 19
  123. 2002: 17
  124. 2003: 9
  125. 2004: 19
  126. 2005: 24
  127. 2006: 12
  128. 2007: 8
  129. 2008: 23
  130. 2009: 22
  131. 2010: 10
  132. 2011: 14
  133. 2012: 8
  134. 2013: 19
  135. 2014: 6
  136. 2015: 14
  137. 2016: 13
  138. 2017: 18
  139. 2018: 18
  140. 2019: 14
  141. 2020: 12
  142. 2022: 5
  143. 2023: 9
  144. 2024: 7
  145. 2025: 7

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Bob worldwide?

There are an estimated 33,302 people named Bob alive worldwide today, ranking #1156 globally.

Is Bob a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 240,226 people. In the United States there are roughly 33,302 bearers, which is 1 in 9,966 Americans.

Is Bob a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Bob is used 99.7% male and 0.3% female.

Where does the name Bob come from?

Who are famous people named Bob?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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