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Bob

Bob ranks #73 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 22 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #227 among boy dog names.
Bob's popularity trend

Bob's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
22
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#73
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−72
2014 → 2019
Gender split
97% male
3% female97% male

Gender split comes from 79 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Bob mean?
/bɑb/1 syllable

Bob is best known as a short form of Robert, an old Germanic name built from hrod, meaning 'fame,' and beraht, meaning 'bright,' giving it the sense of 'bright fame' or 'shining glory.' The nickname arose through the same rhyming pattern that turned Richard into Dick and Margaret into Peggy.

Simple and sturdy, Bob has an easygoing, dependable charm — a name that suits a steady, good-natured companion rather than a flashy one.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Bob shows up

Cats named Bob per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.08%
SeattleWA, US0.05%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Bob

BobbyBoboBobaBobbie

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