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What does Rob mean?
Rob 
▼ as a boys' name. Short form of Robert. Bob is more common as a nickname for Robert, but Rob is used more often as an independent name. Actor Rob Lowe.
STARTS WITH Ro-
Variations
VARIANTS Robb, Robbie▼, Robby▼
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA BOB, ROBERT Bob▼, Bobby▼, Rab, Rip, Roban, Robben, Robbin, Robers, Robi, Robin▼, Robson, Robyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rob Mahir (R.M.), ..
How popular is Rob?
Rob is a very popular first name for men (#603 out of 1220, Top 49%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#53782 out of 150436, Top 36%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Rob reached its top position of #390 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Robert (#71 IN 2018), Bobby (#824), Robin (#1015), Bob, Robb, Robbie, Robbin, Robby and Robyn are the popular related forms of Rob appearing in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Rob was widespread in the 1930s (ADOPTION OF 6.5%) and is now significantly less (ADOPTION 0.3%, ▼95.2%), with forms like Robbie falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Rob▼ is pronounced similarly to Rab and Rube. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cob, Hob, Job, Robi, Rod▼, Roe, Rog, Roi, Ron▼, Row and Roy▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Rob.
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