Baby Name Popularity by Year

Boys - Bob

If you are looking for a baby name and want to know how popular the name is you've come to the right place. This report will tell you how popular a name is in the United States from 1880 to 2015. This information comes from the top 1000 boy and girl names collected by the United States Social Security Administration.

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Please type in a name and select a gender to see how many babies were born each year in the United States with that name. The information will also be displayed in a graph for easy viewing.

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Year	Bob
1983	88
1982	91
1981	84
1980	106
1979	119
1978	110
1977	120
1976	138
1975	168
1974	170
1973	207
1972	223
1971	325
1970	404
1969	426
1968	478
1967	532
1966	683
1965	1,000
1964	1,432
1963	1,847
1962	2,162
1961	2,499
1960	2,717
1959	2,826
1958	2,513
1957	1,814
1956	1,016
1955	798
1954	695
1953	693
1952	754
1951	809
1950	976
1949	1,461
1948	1,959
1947	2,509
1946	2,485
1945	2,174
1944	2,127
1943	2,270
1942	2,207
1941	2,077
1940	2,082
1939	2,239
1938	2,205
1937	2,361
1936	2,407
1935	2,389
1934	2,475
1933	2,215
1932	2,424
1931	2,315
1930	2,243
1929	2,101
1928	2,091
1927	1,976
1926	1,773
1925	1,367
1924	1,161
1923	921
1922	785
1921	801
1920	709
1919	546
1918	477
1917	351
1916	306
1915	296
1914	217
1913	164
1912	141
1911	76
1910	103
1909	58
1908	77
1907	77
1906	69
1905	58
1904	65
1903	66
1902	64
1901	49
1900	98
1899	59
1898	60
1897	53
1896	45
1895	54
1894	48
1893	60
1892	61
1891	55
1890	53
1889	52
1888	59
1887	74
1886	66
1885	52
1884	50
1883	62
1882	59
1881	50
1880	46