Bo vs Bob
Side-by-side comparison of Bo and Bob — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Bo Bob Current Rank #451 #9864 Total Births (all years) 14,282 92,978 Peak Year 2024 1959 Peak Year Births 692 2,826 Peak Decade 2010ss 1930ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1907 1880
Births by Decade Decade Bo Bob 1880ss — 569 1890ss — 548 1900ss 5 681 1910ss 23 2,678 1920ss 42 13,691 1930ss 24 23,293 1940ss 51 21,376 1950ss 140 12,901 1960ss 258 13,789 1970ss 566 1,984 1980ss 1,868 751 1990ss 2,135 367 2000ss 2,221 183 2010ss 3,865 134 2020ss 3,084 33
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Bo Bob 2014 413 6 2015 434 14 2016 453 13 2017 432 18 2018 483 18 2019 493 14 2020 525 12 2021 621 — 2022 614 5 2023 632 9 2024 692 7