Bob

English, diminutive of Robert

"bright fame"

Bob Origin and Meaning

The name Bob is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bright fame".

Kids love Bob the Builder, but do they want to be Bob the Builder? Bob and Bobby have been out of style since the 1960s, but as vintage nickname-names -- Fred, Archie -- come back into vogue, Bob may tag along. Charlie Sheen used it for one of his twin sons.

Bob Rank in US Top 1000

# 939 in the US

Bob Popularity

• 1682 Nameberry 2024
• 87 Cats 2022

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Famous People Named Bob

• Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman) American singer,songwriter
• Robert Nathaniel Corey "Bob" Bryar former drummer of American band My Chemical Romance
• Robert Arthur "Bob" Mould lead singer of American punk band Husker Du
• Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley Jamaican reggae musician
• Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof English musician
• Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope English,American actor/comedian
• Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole former U.S. Senator from Kansas
• Robert Clark "Bob" Seger American singer,songwriter
• Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan American tennis player; twin of brother Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan
• Robert John "Bob" Odenkirk American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer
• George Robert "Bob" Newhart American actor/comedian
• Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas American sportscaster
• Robert Montgomery "Bob" Knight American basketball coach
• Robert Edward "Bob" Huggins American basketball coach
• Robert "Bob" Weinstein American film producer
• Robert "Bob" Kane American comic book artist
• Robert "Bob" Morris guitarist/singer for Chicago based band The Hush Sound
• Robert "Bob" Morley Australian actor
• B.o.B. stage name of Bobby Ray Simmons Jr., American rapper
• Robert "Bob" Irwin Australian TV personality, son of Steve Irwin
• Bob Sheen (b. 2009) son of actor Charlie Sheen
• Bob Barker(b. 1923) retired game show host famous for hosting "The Price is Right"

Bob in Pop Culture

• Bob the Titan character in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan
• Bob Lee Swagger character in the movie "Shooter"
• Bob Chipeska character in the movie "Bad Santa"
• Bob Cratchit character in "A Christmas Carol"
• Killer BOB character on TV's "Twin Peaks"
• Bob two characters on British TV's "Blackadder"
• Bob character in The Dresden Files series
• Bob character on TV's "Becker"
• Bob Hunter character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
• Bob main character in animated series "ReBoot"
• Bob the Killer Goldfish character in the Earthworm Jim video game series
• Smilin' Bob character in commercials for Enzyte
• Bob recurring character on TV's' "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody"
• Bob a "watchlizard" from the First Comics series "GrimJack"
• Bob Bobertson character in Flash cartoon "Weebl and Bob"
• Bob main character in sprite comic "Bob and George"
• Bob Agent of HYDRA, Marvel Comics character
• Bob main character from the TV show "Veggie Tales"
• Sideshow Bob (born Robert Underdunk Terwilliger) character on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Bob Belcher main character on TV's "Bob's Burgers"
• Bob Kelso character on TV's "Scrubs"
• Bob Duncan character on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
• Silent Bob character in several Kevin Smith films, partner of Jay
• Bob Wiley character in 1991 movie "What About Bob?"
• Planet Bob aka New Earth, in 2000 movie "Titan A.E."
• Handsome Bob character in 2008 movie "RocknRolla"
• Almighty Bob deity in "Mostly Harmless" by Douglas Adams
• Bob Johnson character on TV's "Sesame Street"
• Bob character in Erin Hunter's "Warriors" book series
• Bob character in "Harry Potter" series
• Bob minion in the "Despicable Me" movies
• "Bob the Builder " British animated TV series
• "Baby Bob " TV sitcom
• "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice " 1969 movie
• Bob aka Admiral Robert "Bob" Bennett , Starfleet Admiral in the 1989 Film
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Kirk referred to him simply as "Bob"