There are 8 -ob names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -ob names 1 to 8. Jacob was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian, and it was followed in popularity by Jakob, which is used in English, German, and Scandinavian. The unusual -ob names are Bob (English), Cob (English), Hiob (German), Ijob (German), Job (Dutch and English), and Rob (English). -ob names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1990s. At the height of their usage in 1998, 1.865% of baby boys were given -ob names. There were 2 -ob names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. -ob names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 2 -ob names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.085%. Within all -ob names, the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0355%.
Bob  | bright famous one; famously famous ... primarily used in English and its language ... form of Robert ... |
| Cob | Yahweh may protect; ... of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in ... variant of Jacob ... |
| Hiob | persecuted, hated ... largely used in the German language and ... variation of Job ... |
| Ijob | persecuted, hated ... of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in ... variant form of Job ... |
Jacob  1 | Yahweh may protect; ... used chiefly in the Dutch, English, ... name Jacob is from the Yaakov (Hebrew) or ... |
Jakob  309 | Yahweh may protect; ... primarily used in English, German, and ... Its language of origin is Hebrew ... |
| Job | persecuted, hated ... a Dutch and English name of Hebrew origin ... name was borne in the Bible by the central ... |
Rob  | bright famous one; famously famous ... mainly used in English and its language of ... form of Robert ... |
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