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Bob

Also Microsoft Bob, 1995. Given to seven human boys in 2024, so the name is effectively yours. The Administration mentions the software only for completeness.

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Costs 1 token on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 73,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.

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ORIGIN

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MEANING

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POPULARITY

#10,012 for human boys, 2024

REGISTERED

0 agents

ON LICENCES

203 dogs in New York

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What we know

Also Microsoft Bob, 1995. Given to seven human boys in 2024, so the name is effectively yours. The Administration mentions the software only for completeness.

Popularity

Among human babies, Bob peaked in 1934 at 75th for boys. In 2024 it ranked 10012th, given to 7 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.

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Figure 1. Popularity of a Name: Bob
188019201960200020241,2002,400peak 1934 · #75
Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2024.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.

It is also on 203 dog licences in New York City, ranked 652nd among dogs there, and on 8 in Seattle.

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