Meaning of name Bob

The name Bob has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Bob is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Bob in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Bob is very likely a(n) Dutch variant of the name Robert. See other suggested Dutch boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Robert.

The following names are baby names related to Bob and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bob: Boys - Bradley, Braxton, Bronson, Buck, Clifton, Colby, Colt, Colton, Danton, Delmon, Demarcus, Demarion, Denley, Derek, Duke, Erwin, Heath, Hilton, Hudson, Keyon, Kip, Girls - Billye, Dimple, Enola, Fairy, Jaylyn, Jenny, Jolene, Josie, Keyla, Laisha, Loriann, Mammie, Marylee, Mertie, Myrl, Pink, Toni, Yareli, Both genders - Arlie, Avery, Brandon, Dakota, Faren, Faron, Merle, Stacey, Sunny, Tanner

The name Bob is a variant of Robert. Other popular variants of the name Robert are: Bob (Dutch), Bobbie, Bobby, Raby, Rhobbie, Rip, Rob (Dutch), Roban (Scottish), Robars, Robb, Robben, Robbey, Robbi, Robbie, Robbin, Robbins, Robbinson, Robby, Rober, Robers, Roberson, Roberto (Italian), Robin (English), Robinet (French), Robyn, Roope (Finnish), Rubert, Rupert (English), Ruperto (Italian), Rupprecht (German), Ruprecht (German)

We think the name Bob should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bob to be: Funny, outgoing and carefree chap

In one word, you might describe Bob as a(n) "outgoing" person.

See other "outgoing" names for boys.