Bob

One of the earliest uses of Bob as a pet form for Robert I can find is in two pamphlets written against the British politician Robert Walpole in 1713 that refer to him as "Bob Hush". Walpole later became the first Prime Minister of England. Because one of these pamphlets is written in the first person as by "Bob Hush", some places on the Web (including Amazon.com) present it as if Robert Walpole himself wrote it, but it's actually signed "J.B." and is mocking Walpole. The other pamphlet calling him Bob Hush was written by William Wagstaffe.

In 2018, 51 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Bob* who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 688th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.

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*as a first name, not a nickname.

The feminine form of Bob is Bobine/Bobina.

Bob was given to 14 boys in America in 2015.