Bob ranks at #622 with 197 entries, registered male. The name is the bluntest possible human-name pet pick: one syllable, no diminutive, no ornament, just Bob. Owners reaching for Bob are committing to the most deliberately ordinary register on the chart.
The minimalist-human-name cohort
Bob sits with Dave, Steve, Frank, and Doug in the deliberately-plain human-name pet pocket. The naming logic is anti-aesthetic: the dog is treated as a regular guy, and the contrast between the unglamorous name and the animal carries the household humor. Bob is the most extreme version of the move, since it lacks even a syllable of ornament.
The Bob's Burgers overlay
For a meaningful slice of millennial and Gen Z owners, Bob carries a Bob's Burgers overlay. The animated Fox sitcom has been on the air since 2011, and the title character Bob Belcher has become a particular kind of warm-deadpan-dad reference. Owners reaching for Bob often have the show in mind, and the name reads as a deliberate sitcom-dad register on a pet.
Sound and breed lean
One syllable, hard plosive opening and closing. The shape is excellent for short-distance recall but can feel clipped at the dog park where two-syllable names carry better. The name lands disproportionately on stocky, expressive breeds where the deadpan register clicks: Bulldogs, Pomeranians (the contrast is the joke), and grumpy-faced rescues. The human Bob page shows mid-century SSA dominance and a long decline; pet Bob runs on the comedic register.