Bob the human fighter lives on.
The official Dungeons & Dragons companion app and website D&D Beyond recently released some stats for the last year’s worth of characters created on the platform. The most popular name was ‘Bob’ just like it has been every year since at least 2019.
Names with the most growth include Link, which enjoyed a 23% boost thanks to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, while those with the most drop-off include Bruno, down 56%, and Eddie, which fell by 45% after enjoying a bump the previous year thanks to Eddie Munson from the 2022 season of Stranger Things.
Before you assume this is proof D&D players have no imagination, it’s worth noting that a lot of characters made in D&D Beyond aren’t made to be played.
