Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Bob
Endangered
Down 99.8% from peak
Peak era
1959
Peak births
2,826
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Bob
How many people are named Bob?
An estimated 30,916 living Americans are named Bob.
How rare is Bob?
Bob is very rare among babies today, with 7 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 99.8% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Bob?
The median age of a living American named Bob is approximately 67 years, with most bearers falling between 63 and 78 years old.
Is Bob still popular?
No. Bob is endangered as a baby name, down 99.8% from its 1959 peak with 7 births in 2025.
Where is Bob most common?
Bob has its strongest geographic signal in Washington, where it appears 4.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
99.8%
2025
7
All-time
92,986
Where it lives now
Bob is most concentrated in Wyoming — about 4.1× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Bob is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.