Bob

See Bob name rankings, ethnicity, gender, statistics, meanings, facts, country data, similar names and more.

Learn about the name Bob. See how popular Bob is in countries all over the world and whether it is used as a girls name or a boys name. Discover what Bob means in other languages and if it has any negative meanings.

Contents

  1. How do you pronounce Bob?
  2. How popular is the name Bob?
  3. What does Bob mean?
  4. In what countries is Bob popular?
  5. Is Bob a boys name?
  6. What ethnicity is the name Bob?
  7. What are similar names to Bob?
  8. What words does Bob rhyme with?

How to pronouce, type, and say Bob

See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce Bob.

How to pronouce Bob

Bob ARPAbet pronounciation: B AA1 B

Bob IPA pronounciation: bɑb

How to spell and type Bob

Bob in readable ASCII: bob

Bob in hex: bob

What does Bob rhyme with?

English words that rhyme with Bob.

The name Bob rhymes with:

baab blob bobb cob cobb
dob dobb glaab glob gob
grob haab hob job kebab
knob knobbe krob lob lobb
miserables mob naab nobbe prob
punjab raab raabe rob robb
robbe saab schaab schwab slob
snob sob staab stobbe swab
throb wobbe

What does the name Bob mean?

Literal translations for the name Bob.

What does Bob mean in English?

bob n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British shilling}, {shilling}, {bob}] 2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around 3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: {bobsled}, {bobsleigh}, {bob}] 4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string 5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: {bob}, {bobber}, {cork}, {bobfloat}] 6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bobtail}, {bob}, {dock}] 7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement" v 1: move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back" 2: ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" [syn: {bobsled}, {bob}] 3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {dock}, {tail}, {bob}] 4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" [syn: {curtsy}, {bob}] 5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"

What does Bob mean in Croatian?

bob almighty, bean, broad bean, deity, god

Where is the name Bob popular?

See what countries the name Bob is most popular in.

A person named Bob is likely from one of the following countries:

Can Bob be a boys name?

See where Bob is used as a boys name.

Bob is sometimes used as a boys name in the following countries:

Bob popularity by country

See how popular Bob is for boys or girls in 2 country data sets.

How popular is Bob in Netherlands as a boys name?
In 2019 Bob was the 259th most popular boys name in Netherlands.

Bob boys name rank in Netherlands

How popular is Bob in United States as a boys name?
In 1983 Bob was the 937th most popular boys name in United States.

Bob boys name rank in United States

What ethnicity is the name Bob?

Global data on the ethnicity of the name Bob.

What ethnicity is someone with the name Bob likely to be?

  • Bob has a 32.54% chance of being East Asian
  • Bob has a 1.26% chance of being Japanese
  • Bob has a 3.17% chance of being South Asian
  • Bob has a 3.11% chance of being African
  • Bob has a 3.79% chance of being Muslim
  • Bob has a 30.77% chance of being British
  • Bob has a 2.10% chance of being Eastern European
  • Bob has a 11.96% chance of being Jewish
  • Bob has a 3.11% chance of being French
  • Bob has a 2.47% chance of being Germanic
  • Bob has a 1.29% chance of being Hispanic
  • Bob has a 2.11% chance of being Italian
  • Bob has a 2.32% chance of being Nordic

Bob Probabilities

Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name Bob.

What is the most common profile of a person named Bob

Someone with the name Bob was most likely born in 1959.

Someone with the name Bob is most likely to be male.

Someone with the name Bob is most likely from this generation: Baby Boomers.

What names are similar to the name Bob?

Find similar names to Bob.