Bob as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bob

The baby name Bob is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bɑb/ (US), /bɒb/ (UK).

Gender: Male

Syllables: 1.0

Pronunciation: /bɑb/ (US), /bɒb/ (UK)

What is the meaning of the name Bob ?

The baby name Bob is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bɑb/ (US), /bɒb/ (UK).

Bob is in Origin.

Bob is the English hypocorism of Robert, from Proto-Germanic elements meaning “fame” (hrod) and “bright” (berht). Brought to Britain with the Normans as Robert, the name spawned pet forms Rob and, by rhyming alteration common in Early Modern English, Bob. The meaning therefore carries as “bright fame,” and Bob has also been used independently as a legal given name in many English-speaking countries.

Usage surged in the mid-20th century, mirroring the long dominance of Robert, and today Bob reads as friendly and vintage. Common variants and diminutives include Bobby, Rob, Robbie, and Robb; feminine counterparts are Roberta and Bobbi/Bobbie. Related international forms of Robert include Roberto (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese), Rupert (German/English), Roibeárd (Irish), and Róbert (Hungarian, Slovak, Icelandic). Well-known bearers such as Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, and Bob Hope have reinforced the nickname’s broad cultural recognition.

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Bob Morley

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Bob McGrath

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Bob	Sheen				Charlie Sheen	television actor	★★★★★
Bob	McCay				Winsor McCay	film producer	★★★★★

Bob – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2023	#1	—	807
KR		0	#8	1	201
FJ	Boys	0	#17	1	603
BW		0	#19	1	960
HT	Girls	0	#23	1	950
BF	Boys	0	#26	1	439
ET	Boys	0	#27	1	678
KR	Boys	0	#27	1	897
BN		0	#29	4	2,297
HT	Boys	0	#29	6	903
ID		0	#36	4	2,238
TM	Boys	0	#36	1	614
LU		0	#40	27	2,830
MT		0	#42	2	1,767
BN	Boys	0	#49	88	6,332
MO		0	#51	2	2,706
HN	Boys	0	#52	1	749
CM		0	#54	3	2,592
PR		0	#55	1	1,497
CN		0	#65	21	3,857
IN		0	#69	3	2,963
JP		0	#69	9	4,057
AO		0	#70	8	2,729
AL		0	#72	5	2,372
MV	Boys	0	#75	5	3,375
AF		0	#76	1	1,883
CN	Boys	0	#80	388	9,639
BG		0	#81	2	1,799
MD	Boys	0	#81	1	756
QA		0	#82	19	7,011
RS		0	#84	1	923
JM		0	#85	9	3,714
PH		0	#87	10	5,607
TW		0	#87	14	4,523
LB		0	#89	1,854	13,263
KZ		0	#91	4	1,452
LU	Boys	0	#98	139	4,970
SD		0	#98	5	2,130
NL	Boys	0	#100	5,079	5,873
ID	Girls	0	#102	1	3,319
OM		0	#106	11	6,215
GE	Boys	0	#109	2	2,055
BN	Girls	0	#110	5	5,459
BW	Boys	0	#112	38	4,685
KW		0	#113	9	5,216
HU		0	#115	1	1,675
ID	Boys	0	#115	17	4,130
CY	Boys	0	#117	13	3,473
EE	Boys	0	#124	2	2,087
CY	Girls	0	#125	1	3,755
NL		0	#129	333	2,481
GR		0	#132	4	3,911
MU		0	#136	2	3,613
JO		0	#138	3	2,158
PA		0	#138	1	3,797
CR		0	#140	19	5,526
MY	Boys	0	#140	2,915	25,439
CZ	Boys	0	#143	223	6,530
Sweden	Boys	2022	#148	35	1,509
LT	Boys	0	#148	4	2,166
RS	Boys	0	#151	4	2,277
AE		0	#152	26	10,220
TW	Boys	0	#157	90	7,111
MT	Boys	0	#159	18	4,064
CZ		0	#166	20	3,154
DZ		0	#166	4,893	20,130
HU	Boys	0	#167	8	3,954
Belgium	Boys	2024	#169	20	401
PR	Boys	0	#173	6	2,508
SD	Boys	0	#174	392	10,523
UY		0	#182	1	2,477
LU	Girls	0	#188	3	4,850
RU		0	#188	7	3,641
MO	Boys	0	#190	34	5,842
AR		0	#192	2	2,915
DK		0	#201	6	5,198
JM	Boys	0	#204	69	6,876
SI	Boys	0	#205	7	3,402
AO	Boys	0	#207	36	5,568
EG	Boys	0	#207	2,219	15,035
NA	Boys	0	#207	29	6,830
BG	Boys	0	#208	12	3,850
PL		0	#208	5	2,600
PS		0	#208	11	5,692
IR		0	#209	21	4,221
KZ	Boys	0	#210	81	6,578
AO	Girls	0	#217	1	4,575
GH		0	#221	23	5,396
HU	Girls	0	#222	4	3,308
SG		0	#222	48	11,010
NG		0	#224	41	5,926
AL	Girls	0	#227	1	4,141
HR	Boys	0	#229	30	3,997
PL	Boys	0	#230	113	6,459
BG	Girls	0	#231	1	3,559
SG	Boys	0	#234	694	17,960
BD		0	#236	6	5,992
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
RU	Boys	0	#238	367	12,621
GH	Boys	0	#239	112	8,138
MY		0	#242	89	12,352
SA		0	#243	53	10,560
EC	Boys	0	#245	2	3,322
PH	Boys	0	#248	139	11,440
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
PT		0	#250	1	4,161
AL	Boys	0	#251	48	5,122
JP	Girls	0	#251	1	6,592
GR	Boys	0	#254	14	6,912
JP	Boys	0	#256	42	7,909
DK	Boys	0	#260	66	7,401
MO	Girls	0	#262	2	7,056
HK	Boys	0	#264	371	12,905
IL		0	#264	11	6,291
AF	Boys	0	#267	8	3,535
JM	Girls	0	#276	3	7,507
CR	Boys	0	#283	245	10,188
TW	Girls	0	#288	2	8,139
HR	Girls	0	#294	1	3,687
MU	Boys	0	#301	57	8,477
JO	Boys	0	#308	70	7,057
HK		0	#309	40	8,483
JO	Girls	0	#316	10	7,570
DK	Girls	0	#322	8	7,429
EG		0	#323	79	6,387
Canada	Boys	2014	#327	5	2,348
PE		0	#327	3	6,350
PT	Boys	0	#327	41	7,951
KZ	Girls	0	#330	3	5,862
SD	Girls	0	#331	15	7,678
LY		0	#332	218	12,703
GT		0	#333	6	5,948
IR	Boys	0	#333	261	10,162
GH	Girls	0	#334	4	6,973
QA	Girls	0	#336	8	15,378
CZ	Girls	0	#347	5	5,378
BR		0	#355	6	5,969
CN	Girls	0	#358	2	8,829
YE		0	#360	22	8,639
MU	Girls	0	#361	2	8,539
PL	Girls	0	#361	4	5,096
PH	Girls	0	#380	11	13,098
Austria	Boys	0	#382	61	2,180
ZA		0	#384	64	14,421
CM	Boys	0	#389	173	12,054
UY	Boys	0	#390	10	5,922
Finland	Boys	0	#392	36	2,041
MA		0	#395	1,452	20,986
MX		0	#398	16	8,339
France	Boys	2007	#400	3	2,758
BD	Girls	0	#402	5	8,413
BO		0	#403	6	6,868
Germany		0	#406	32	2,542
PS	Boys	0	#407	142	10,655
OM	Girls	0	#417	8	15,987
PA	Boys	0	#422	60	9,305
TN		0	#427	534	13,765
Spain		0	#430	23	2,326
CL		0	#431	4	6,867
AR	Boys	0	#441	27	7,628
GT	Boys	0	#455	20	7,625
IL	Boys	0	#455	156	10,983
BH		0	#464	90	17,937
ZA	Boys	0	#470	1,160	25,619
PT	Girls	0	#471	1	7,952
RU	Girls	0	#479	20	11,913
NG	Boys	0	#483	683	16,906
KW	Girls	0	#494	22	19,177
BR	Boys	0	#505	267	12,213
CO		0	#506	5	7,768
CL	Boys	0	#515	155	13,390
PA	Girls	0	#516	3	9,861
IQ	Girls	0	#519	7	11,303
IR	Girls	0	#519	12	8,334
CM	Girls	0	#520	21	11,671
IT	Boys	0	#530	1,632	10,046
Germany	Boys	0	#532	508	5,697
UY	Girls	0	#534	3	6,731
AE	Girls	0	#535	19	20,968
PS	Girls	0	#540	8	10,981
QA	Boys	0	#545	163	18,093
BD	Boys	0	#553	24	10,045
SG	Girls	0	#554	33	18,916
CR	Girls	0	#569	5	11,342
BO	Boys	0	#571	22	9,244
HK	Girls	0	#583	33	16,104
KW	Boys	0	#589	182	18,755
IL	Girls	0	#597	21	11,648
IT		0	#609	106	4,183
IQ	Boys	0	#612	56	13,071
AR	Girls	0	#630	1	8,289
Spain	Boys	0	#635	311	5,610
SY		0	#645	84	11,684
EG	Girls	0	#650	327	14,742
IN	Girls	0	#651	4	13,121
Finland	Boys	2026	#652	31	3,552
MX	Boys	0	#712	279	16,355
OM	Boys	0	#725	157	17,948
NG	Girls	0	#755	32	15,093
AE	Boys	0	#759	345	22,615
PE	Boys	0	#796	83	14,506
CO	Boys	0	#811	110	15,656
Germany	Girls	0	#814	25	4,949
SA	Girls	0	#858	78	25,931
IN	Boys	0	#879	123	16,750
NL	Girls	0	#885	71	5,933
United States	Boys	2024	#886	7	7,044
SA	Boys	0	#905	862	28,008
CL	Girls	0	#911	5	14,098
BR	Girls	0	#924	18	12,708
MY	Girls	0	#932	63	24,821
Spain	Girls	0	#972	12	5,561
PE	Girls	0	#1,008	3	14,861
ZA	Girls	0	#1,065	77	25,928
TR		0	#1,104	108	19,440
CO	Girls	0	#1,149	4	16,140
MX	Girls	0	#1,165	19	17,781
IT	Girls	0	#1,355	92	9,415

Bob is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

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