boy · english
Bob
say it bob
What Bob means
- English short form of Robert, "bright fame"
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 335 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 472 in Denmark (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 1930.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Luca Luke Finn Robert Albert Luciano Albie Nino Fionn Malo Noor Lucien
Bob in stories
- A Christmas Carol: Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's kind, underpaid clerk
- Bob's Burgers: Bob Belcher, the burger-flipping dad
- SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, the sea sponge fry cook
- The Incredibles: Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible