Bob is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #7307 in 2003 with 9 recorded births. This places Bob in the bottom 43% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1997 with 33 births ranking #2456. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 71.0%. In 2003, approximately 1 in every 219,474 boys born was named Bob. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.