Bob Popularity by Year
Follow Bob across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Bob birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Up 180 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 7 | #9,894 | Down 1,639 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 9 | #8,255 | Up 4,075 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 5 | #12,330 | Down 5,710 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 12 | #6,620 | Down 516 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 14 | #6,104 | Down 998 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 18 | #5,106 | Up 5 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 18 | #5,111 | Up 1,238 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 13 | #6,349 | Down 350 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 14 | #5,999 | Up 4,718 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 6 | #10,717 | Down 5,913 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 19 | #4,804 | Up 4,060 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 8 | #8,864 | Down 2,919 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 14 | #5,945 | Up 1,646 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 10 | #7,591 | Down 3,162 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 22 | #4,429 | Down 162 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 23 | #4,267 | Up 4,648 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 8 | #8,915 | Down 2,455 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 12 | #6,460 | Down 2,645 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 24 | #3,815 | Up 606 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 19 | #4,421 | Up 2,824 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 9 | #7,245 | Down 2,743 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 17 | #4,502 | Down 381 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 19 | #4,121 | Down 1,257 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 31 | #2,864 | Up 1,477 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 16 | #4,341 | Down 855 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 21 | #3,486 | Down 1,037 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 33 | #2,449 | Up 34 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 31 | #2,483 | Up 17 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 30 | #2,500 | Down 319 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 37 | #2,181 | Down 90 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 38 | #2,091 | Down 177 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 42 | #1,914 | Down 518 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 66 | #1,396 | Up 168 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 53 | #1,564 | Down 88 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 56 | #1,476 | Down 103 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 57 | #1,373 | Down 57 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 56 | #1,316 | Down 99 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 62 | #1,217 | Down 134 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 73 | #1,083 | Down 61 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 76 | #1,022 | Down 86 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 89 | #936 | Down 3 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 92 | #933 | Up 53 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 84 | #986 | Down 127 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 106 | #859 | Down 61 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 118 | #798 | Up 15 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 110 | #813 | Down 35 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 120 | #778 | Down 72 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 139 | #706 | Down 81 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 167 | #625 | Down 7 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 170 | #618 | Down 76 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 207 | #542 | Down 7 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 221 | #535 | Down 86 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 325 | #449 | Down 50 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 406 | #399 | Down 19 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 5 | #7,995 | Down 3,695 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 425 | #380 | Down 26 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 477 | #354 | Down 31 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 535 | #323 | Down 43 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 10 | #4,300 | Up 2,264 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 684 | #280 | Down 50 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 5 | #6,564 | Down 673 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 1,003 | #230 | Down 32 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 1,432 | #198 | Down 31 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 1,847 | #167 | Down 15 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 6 | #5,891 | Up 687 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 2,163 | #152 | Down 11 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 5 | #6,578 | Down 11 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 2,504 | #141 | Down 10 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 5 | #6,567 | Down 1,942 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 2,719 | #131 | Down 3 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 2,826 | #128 | Up 11 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 8 | #4,625 | Up 752 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 2,518 | #139 | Up 32 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 1,814 | #171 | Up 57 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 6 | #5,377 | Down 169 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 1,020 | #228 | Up 20 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 799 | #248 | Up 18 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 6 | #5,208 | Up 545 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 697 | #266 | Down 2 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 5 | #5,753 | Down 80 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 690 | #264 | Down 17 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 5 | #5,673 | Down 1,000 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 756 | #247 | Down 10 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 806 | #237 | Down 33 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 976 | #204 | Down 42 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 1,466 | #162 | Down 21 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 6 | #4,673 | Up 570 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 1,960 | #141 | Down 26 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 5 | #5,243 | Up 52 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 2,514 | #115 | Down 8 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 5 | #5,295 | Down 739 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 2,493 | #107 | No rank change |
| 1945 | Boys | 2,176 | #107 | Up 2 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 5 | #4,556 | Down 502 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 2,133 | #109 | Up 1 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 6 | #4,054 | Down 561 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 2,275 | #110 | No rank change |
| 1943 | Girls | 8 | #3,493 | Up 245 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 2,203 | #110 | Down 7 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 7 | #3,738 | Down 179 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 2,074 | #103 | Down 4 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 7 | #3,559 | Up 790 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 2,082 | #99 | Down 10 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 5 | #4,349 | Down 1,204 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 2,244 | #89 | Up 5 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 8 | #3,145 | Up 305 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 2,204 | #94 | Down 13 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 7 | #3,450 | Down 1,254 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 2,364 | #81 | Down 4 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 14 | #2,196 | Up 907 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 2,408 | #77 | Up 4 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 8 | #3,103 | Down 372 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 2,389 | #81 | Down 6 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 10 | #2,731 | Up 428 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 2,478 | #75 | Up 7 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 8 | #3,159 | Down 755 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 2,222 | #82 | Down 3 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 12 | #2,404 | Down 367 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 2,424 | #79 | Down 1 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 16 | #2,037 | Up 713 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 2,318 | #78 | Up 10 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 10 | #2,750 | Down 325 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 2,242 | #88 | Up 1 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 13 | #2,425 | Up 1,628 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 2,103 | #89 | Up 6 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 6 | #4,053 | Down 1,285 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 2,093 | #95 | Up 5 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 11 | #2,768 | Down 335 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 1,970 | #100 | Up 2 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 14 | #2,433 | Up 836 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 1,778 | #102 | Up 27 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 9 | #3,269 | Up 1,157 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 1,369 | #129 | Up 13 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 6 | #4,426 | Down 424 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 1,167 | #142 | Up 22 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 7 | #4,002 | Down 1,085 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 916 | #164 | Up 15 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 11 | #2,917 | Up 247 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 787 | #179 | Down 1 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 798 | #178 | Up 11 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 10 | #3,164 | Up 1,087 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 710 | #189 | Up 33 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 548 | #222 | Up 22 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 6 | #4,251 | Up 558 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 477 | #244 | Up 28 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 5 | #4,809 | Down 726 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 352 | #272 | Up 24 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 6 | #4,083 | Down 896 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 304 | #296 | Down 4 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 296 | #292 | Up 15 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 217 | #307 | Up 7 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 164 | #314 | Down 8 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 5 | #3,187 | — |
| 1912 | Boys | 141 | #306 | Up 2 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 76 | #308 | Down 79 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 103 | #229 | Up 70 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 58 | #299 | Down 57 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 77 | #242 | Down 11 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 77 | #231 | Up 4 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 69 | #235 | Up 24 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 58 | #259 | Down 25 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 65 | #234 | Down 11 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 66 | #223 | Up 1 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 64 | #224 | Up 21 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 49 | #245 | Down 49 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 98 | #196 | Up 23 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 59 | #219 | Up 5 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 61 | #224 | Up 14 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 53 | #238 | Up 32 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 45 | #270 | Down 28 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 54 | #242 | Up 7 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 48 | #249 | Down 27 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 59 | #222 | Up 1 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 61 | #223 | Down 9 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 55 | #214 | Up 12 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 53 | #226 | No rank change |
| 1889 | Boys | 51 | #226 | Up 2 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 59 | #228 | Down 56 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 74 | #172 | Up 28 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 66 | #200 | Up 27 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 52 | #227 | Up 13 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 50 | #240 | Down 50 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 62 | #190 | Up 22 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 59 | #212 | Up 6 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 50 | #218 | Up 26 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 46 | #244 | — |