BOB is ranked as the 281st most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 242,329.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 76.0 people named BOB for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BOB is 51,826.
The SSA data also shows that BOB is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
BOB is
79.4% White,
3.1% Hispanic origin,
12.7% Black,
2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 1.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name BOB have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name BOB is included in the following name categories:
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BOB
The state with the most people named
BOB is
California where
24,970 people have this name.
Massachusetts is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named BOB, as
290.31 in every 100,000
Massachusettsans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New York
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
4 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name BOB
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
9,131
70.89
99.5%
Indiana
5,176
78.46
99.1%
Iowa
3,086
99.34
99.1%
Kansas
5,893
202.93
99.3%
Michigan
3,941
39.77
99.4%
Minnesota
3,562
65.27
99.2%
Missouri
2,593
86.59
98.7%
Nebraska
3,147
167.26
98.8%
North Dakota
893
120.71
96.2%
Ohio
8,718
75.2
99.3%
South Dakota
1,503
176.2
97.7%
Wisconsin
3,009
52.26
99.0%
West States
State stats for the first name BOB
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,083
147.01
97.1%
Arizona
8,808
130.84
99.4%
California
24,970
64.35
99.8%
Colorado
6,280
117.26
99.3%
Hawaii
1,644
115.78
99.1%
Idaho
3,084
188.69
99.0%
Montana
2,142
209.22
98.6%
Nevada
3,118
109.83
99.1%
New Mexico
2,768
132.71
98.7%
Oregon
6,232
156.97
99.4%
Utah
2,957
100.46
98.7%
Washington
6,854
97.06
99.6%
Wyoming
1,231
210.71
98.1%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name BOB
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BOB as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named BOB.
The most popular full name is BOB Smith.
1.51% of all the people named BOB
have this family name.
There are 20950 last
names associated with this first name.