Bob

Origin	Gender	Meaning
German	Boy	Bright fame
Old English	Boy	bright, famous

Fun Facts about the name Bob

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Bob

Scrabble Score

7 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail."

Similar & Rhyming Names

BayiaBapaBoyupBopapaBa

Popularity of Bob

Popularity Analysis

The name Bob first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1934 when it reached rank #75. It broke into the top 100 for 14 years. As of 1983, it ranked #939.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1983	939	Male	0.0047%
1982	939	Male	0.0048%
1981	985	Male	0.0045%
1980	854	Male	0.0058%
1979	795	Male	0.0066%
1978	812	Male	0.0064%
1977	778	Male	0.0070%
1976	711	Male	0.0085%
1975	624	Male	0.0104%
1974	619	Male	0.0104%
1973	546	Male	0.0128%
1972	535	Male	0.0132%
1971	449	Male	0.0179%
1970	399	Male	0.0213%
1969	380	Male	0.0232%
1968	354	Male	0.0269%
1967	325	Male	0.0300%
1966	279	Male	0.0376%
1965	230	Male	0.0528%
1964	198	Male	0.0707%
1963	167	Male	0.0894%
1962	152	Male	0.1030%
1961	141	Male	0.1161%
1960	131	Male	0.1255%
1959	128	Male	0.1304%
1958	139	Male	0.1169%
1957	171	Male	0.0830%
1956	228	Male	0.0475%
1955	247	Male	0.0381%
1954	267	Male	0.0337%
1953	263	Male	0.0347%
1952	248	Male	0.0382%
1951	235	Male	0.0424%
1950	205	Male	0.0536%
1949	162	Male	0.0814%
1948	141	Male	0.1100%
1947	115	Male	0.1354%
1946	107	Male	0.1510%
1945	107	Male	0.1587%
1944	109	Male	0.1534%
1943	110	Male	0.1564%
1942	111	Male	0.1565%
1941	103	Male	0.1654%
1940	99	Male	0.1756%
1939	89	Male	0.1978%
1938	94	Male	0.1941%
1937	81	Male	0.2162%
1936	77	Male	0.2264%
1935	81	Male	0.2234%
1934	75	Male	0.2335%
1933	82	Male	0.2175%
1932	79	Male	0.2260%
1931	78	Male	0.2170%
1930	88	Male	0.1984%
1929	89	Male	0.1900%
1928	95	Male	0.1834%
1927	99	Male	0.1699%
1926	103	Male	0.1552%
1925	129	Male	0.1186%
1924	142	Male	0.0998%
1923	164	Male	0.0811%
1922	179	Male	0.0700%
1921	178	Male	0.0700%
1920	190	Male	0.0644%
1919	222	Male	0.0539%
1918	245	Male	0.0455%
1917	272	Male	0.0367%
1916	296	Male	0.0330%
1915	292	Male	0.0336%
1914	307	Male	0.0318%
1913	314	Male	0.0306%
1912	306	Male	0.0312%
1911	308	Male	0.0315%
1910	229	Male	0.0494%
1909	299	Male	0.0328%
1908	242	Male	0.0463%
1907	231	Male	0.0486%
1906	235	Male	0.0479%
1905	259	Male	0.0405%
1904	234	Male	0.0469%
1903	223	Male	0.0510%
1902	225	Male	0.0482%
1901	245	Male	0.0424%
1900	196	Male	0.0604%
1899	219	Male	0.0512%
1898	224	Male	0.0462%
1897	238	Male	0.0435%
1896	271	Male	0.0349%
1895	243	Male	0.0426%
1894	249	Male	0.0384%
1893	222	Male	0.0487%
1892	223	Male	0.0464%
1891	214	Male	0.0503%
1890	227	Male	0.0443%
1889	223	Male	0.0437%
1888	228	Male	0.0454%
1887	172	Male	0.0677%
1886	200	Male	0.0554%
1885	227	Male	0.0448%
1884	240	Male	0.0407%
1883	190	Male	0.0551%
1882	212	Male	0.0483%
1881	218	Male	0.0462%
1880	244	Male	0.0388%

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