Is Bob a boy or girl name?
Bob was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 93,300 US babies named Bob were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,012
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bob since 1880
- 93,300
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 2,834 babies
Boys and girls named Bob, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 569 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 548 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 681 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,678 | 22 | 0.8% |
| 1920s | 13,691 | 74 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 23,293 | 106 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 21,376 | 54 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 12,901 | 30 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 13,789 | 31 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 1,984 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 751 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 367 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 183 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 134 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,012 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,340 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,607 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,677 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,138 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,132 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,128 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,404 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,040 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,886 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,820 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,968 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,979 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,649 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,443 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,020 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,969 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,438 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,307 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,526 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,140 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,871 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,367 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,502 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 66 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 53 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 56 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 57 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 62 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 73 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 76 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 89 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 92 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 84 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 106 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 118 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 110 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 120 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 139 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 167 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 170 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 208 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 221 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 325 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 406 | #399 | 5 | #8,103 |
| 1969 | 425 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 477 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 535 | #324 | 10 | #4,330 |
| 1966 | 684 | #280 | 5 | #6,656 |
| 1965 | 1,003 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,432 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,844 | #167 | 6 | #5,942 |
| 1962 | 2,167 | #151 | 5 | #6,666 |
| 1961 | 2,503 | #141 | 5 | #6,652 |
| 1960 | 2,719 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 2,826 | #128 | 8 | #4,666 |
| 1958 | 2,518 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,814 | #171 | 6 | #5,433 |
| 1956 | 1,020 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 798 | #248 | 6 | #5,274 |
| 1954 | 697 | #266 | 5 | #5,820 |
| 1953 | 690 | #264 | 5 | #5,738 |
| 1952 | 756 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 806 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 976 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,466 | #162 | 6 | #4,726 |
| 1948 | 1,960 | #141 | 5 | #5,311 |
| 1947 | 2,514 | #115 | 5 | #5,378 |
| 1946 | 2,493 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 2,176 | #107 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1944 | 2,133 | #109 | 6 | #4,110 |
| 1943 | 2,275 | #110 | 8 | #3,525 |
| 1942 | 2,203 | #110 | 7 | #3,783 |
| 1941 | 2,074 | #103 | 7 | #3,603 |
| 1940 | 2,082 | #99 | 5 | #4,433 |
| 1939 | 2,244 | #89 | 8 | #3,167 |
| 1938 | 2,204 | #94 | 7 | #3,483 |
| 1937 | 2,364 | #81 | 14 | #2,207 |
| 1936 | 2,408 | #77 | 8 | #3,135 |
| 1935 | 2,389 | #81 | 10 | #2,758 |
| 1934 | 2,478 | #75 | 8 | #3,190 |
| 1933 | 2,222 | #82 | 12 | #2,419 |
| 1932 | 2,424 | #79 | 16 | #2,047 |
| 1931 | 2,318 | #78 | 10 | #2,777 |
| 1930 | 2,242 | #88 | 13 | #2,436 |
| 1929 | 2,103 | #89 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1928 | 2,093 | #95 | 11 | #2,789 |
| 1927 | 1,970 | #100 | 14 | #2,441 |
| 1926 | 1,778 | #102 | 9 | #3,291 |
| 1925 | 1,369 | #129 | 6 | #4,501 |
| 1924 | 1,167 | #142 | 7 | #4,054 |
| 1923 | 916 | #164 | 11 | #2,943 |
| 1922 | 787 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 798 | #178 | 10 | #3,197 |
| 1920 | 710 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 548 | #222 | 6 | #4,318 |
| 1918 | 477 | #245 | 5 | #4,908 |
| 1917 | 352 | #272 | 6 | #4,153 |
| 1916 | 304 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 296 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 217 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 164 | #314 | 5 | #3,249 |
| 1912 | 141 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 76 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 103 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 58 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 77 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 77 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 69 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 58 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 65 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 66 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 64 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 49 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 98 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 59 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 61 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 53 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 45 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 54 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 48 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 59 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 61 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 55 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 53 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 51 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 59 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 74 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 66 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 52 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 50 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 62 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 59 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 50 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 46 | #244 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bob reached #75 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #2,047 in 1932. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bob
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.