Worldwide, بوب (Bob 
, Pop , بوب 
, among others...) is a widespread primarily male, but scarcely girly given name. The first name بوب is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is a common principally boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, U.S. Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common male name, and Canada (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, Egypt, and Algeria. Likewise, بوب is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bobb, Bob, Pop, Pope | Germany, United States, Egypt, Romania, Algeria |
| بوب | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria |
| Popp | United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Egypt, Romania |
| Bopp | United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Canada, United States |
Baup, Bert, Bobby, Bobs, Bub, Bubb, Bupp, Rob, Robat, Robert, Robertas, Roberth, Roberto, Roberts, Robertus, Robrecht, Roope, Róbert, Röbi, Röpke, Μπομπ, Ρόμπερτ, Берт, Боб, Бобби, Лысый, Репке, Роб, Робат, Робер, Роберт, Робертас, Роберто, Робертс, Робертус, Робэрт, בוב, רוב, רוברט, רוברטו, רוברטס, بوبي, روب, روبرت, روبرتس, روبرتو, বব, バート, ボビー, ボブ,
بوب is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bob Russell , the character in The West Wing; Snake Plissken , the fictional character from the films Escape from New York and Escape from L.A.; Bob Lee Swagger , the fictional United States Marine; Bob Morane , the fictional character, Bob Morane (comics) and Bob Cratchit , the fictional character in the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol, and in many other works.