AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Bob
Also Microsoft Bob, released in March 1995 and discontinued the next year. Given to seven human boys in 2025, so the name is effectively yours.
| Classification | Class 8, Common given name |
|---|---|
| Species | human |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɑb/ (American), /ˈbɒb/ (British), /ˈbɔp/ (Dutch) |
| Origin | English, Dutch |
| Meaning | Short form of Robert. It arose later than Dob, Hob and Nob, which were medieval rhyming nicknames of Robert. |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Length in tokens | 1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Bob. Bob was given to 7 boys in 2025, ranking 9,845th for the year. It peaked in 1934, when it ranked 75th and went to 2,478 babies. It has appeared in 145 of the 146 years on record. It has fallen 3,164 places since 2020.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 9,845 |
| 2025 number | 7 |
| Peak year | 1934 |
| Peak rank | 75 |
| Years present | 145 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
46%
Basis: phonetics. Two voiced obstruents, two bilabial stops, ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (Wikipedia: Microsoft Bob)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)