as a First Name
Altered short form of Robert, a later development than the common medieval forms Hob, Dob, and Nob, all of which, unlike Bob, have given rise to English surnames.
| 459th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 115,980
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Oklahoma
- has the most people named Bob per capita
- 1934
- marked the height of its popularity
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100%
67%
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55+
32%
30-54
30-54
0.39%
13-29
13-29
0.06%
0-12
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Top state populations
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