Recorded 1979–1996 Boys' name Peak 1986 122 births

Bobak — boys' name

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.

1970s51980s771990s40
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Bobak was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

16 babies were named Bobak in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bobak

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Bobak between 1979 and 1996, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bobak currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bobak performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bobak shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bobak in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bobak in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 122 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bobak at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

122

Since 1979

18 years of records

Peak year

1986

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1979

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1996

Bobak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1979

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1986)
16
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 19961993199119891986198419811979 5

Bobak by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 63% of Bobak's all-time total
1970s51980s771990s40

Bobak by state

Where Bobak concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bobak
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 18.0%
California share of Bobak's total US births 18.0%

22 of 122 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bobak?
122 babies have been named Bobak since 1979. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1986 with 16 births.
When was Bobak most popular?
Bobak was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Bobak most popular?
The top states for the name Bobak are California (22 births).
How long has the name Bobak been used?
Bobak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 18 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Bobak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bobby, Bob, Bobbie, Bobie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.