Overview
people
Sample Size
42,812
Gender Distribution
Male:
96.7%
Female:
3.3%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Germanic
Meaning
Bob is a Short form of Robert. From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning 'bright fame', derived from the Germanic elements hrod 'fame' and beraht 'bright'.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
12,966 samples
99%
GB
6,819 samples
94%
FR
6,683 samples
94%
NL
1,488 samples
98%
IT
1,065 samples
98%
LB
982 samples
98%
CA
980 samples
98%
CZ
773 samples
94%
DZ
715 samples
97%
DE
707 samples
97%
BE
662 samples
98%
CN
543 samples
98%
ES
530 samples
93%
AU
336 samples
99%
MA
307 samples
95%
NG
295 samples
98%
CH
287 samples
96%
ID
276 samples
98%
SA
272 samples
94%
EG
254 samples
95%
+ 80 more countries
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