Boys' name · since 1979
Bobak
122 babies named Bobak in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 122
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
122 boys have been named Bobak since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bobak has been recorded 122 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1996.
- #16,094 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 122 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bobak ranks #16,094 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 122
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bobak's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Bobak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bobak's full recorded timeline at 1989, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bobak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1996
- Peak year (1986)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Bobak by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (77 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Bobak's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Bobak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 77 births (63% of all-time use).
Bobak by state
Where Bobak concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 18.0% |
22 of 122 births nationwide.
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- Bobak's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 1990s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Bobaks (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bobak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bobak draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.