Robin
Boy and girl name
Robin meaning
Diminutive of Robert, which means “shining glory”
Robin at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #807 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #798 in 2024
Robin popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | #866 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,020 | 46 |
| 1930 | #755 | 71 |
| 1940 | #406 | 200 |
| 1950 | #247 | 737 |
| 1956 | #143 | 2,247 |
| 1960 | #200 | 1,432 |
| 1970 | #318 | 612 |
| 1980 | #387 | 443 |
| 1990 | #593 | 282 |
| 2000 | #1,053 | 136 |
| 2010 | #1,503 | 108 |
| 2020 | #869 | 259 |
| 2024 | #807 | 310 |
All 130 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | #866 | 5 |
| 1887 | #921 | 5 |
| 1888 | #917 | 6 |
| 1889 | #878 | 6 |
| 1893 | #768 | 8 |
| 1896 | #982 | 6 |
| 1898 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1899 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1901 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1903 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1906 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1907 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1911 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1912 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1913 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1914 | #1,127 | 26 |
| 1915 | #1,265 | 27 |
| 1916 | #1,304 | 27 |
| 1917 | #1,175 | 33 |
| 1918 | #1,710 | 20 |
| 1919 | #1,247 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,020 | 46 |
| 1921 | #1,159 | 38 |
| 1922 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1923 | #1,194 | 36 |
| 1924 | #1,107 | 42 |
| 1925 | #998 | 47 |
| 1926 | #831 | 63 |
| 1927 | #898 | 57 |
| 1928 | #913 | 54 |
| 1929 | #844 | 60 |
| 1930 | #755 | 71 |
| 1931 | #808 | 60 |
| 1932 | #763 | 68 |
| 1933 | #733 | 69 |
| 1934 | #601 | 96 |
| 1935 | #614 | 91 |
| 1936 | #653 | 80 |
| 1937 | #600 | 93 |
| 1938 | #518 | 125 |
| 1939 | #442 | 166 |
| 1940 | #406 | 200 |
| 1941 | #402 | 208 |
| 1942 | #380 | 257 |
| 1943 | #399 | 237 |
| 1944 | #368 | 268 |
| 1945 | #347 | 293 |
| 1946 | #311 | 429 |
| 1947 | #290 | 564 |
| 1948 | #282 | 572 |
| 1949 | #252 | 657 |
| 1950 | #247 | 737 |
| 1951 | #207 | 956 |
| 1952 | #204 | 1,086 |
| 1953 | #160 | 1,725 |
| 1954 | #160 | 1,792 |
| 1955 | #157 | 1,841 |
| 1956 | #143 | 2,247 |
| 1957 | #168 | 1,867 |
| 1958 | #193 | 1,446 |
| 1959 | #194 | 1,527 |
| 1960 | #200 | 1,432 |
| 1961 | #169 | 1,852 |
| 1962 | #197 | 1,533 |
| 1963 | #209 | 1,357 |
| 1964 | #222 | 1,159 |
| 1965 | #246 | 916 |
| 1966 | #245 | 853 |
| 1967 | #289 | 630 |
| 1968 | #309 | 594 |
| 1969 | #346 | 522 |
| 1970 | #318 | 612 |
| 1971 | #331 | 562 |
| 1972 | #340 | 517 |
| 1973 | #389 | 398 |
| 1974 | #370 | 425 |
| 1975 | #385 | 409 |
| 1976 | #391 | 394 |
| 1977 | #410 | 368 |
| 1978 | #392 | 387 |
| 1979 | #352 | 499 |
| 1980 | #387 | 443 |
| 1981 | #377 | 456 |
| 1982 | #413 | 407 |
| 1983 | #402 | 412 |
| 1984 | #392 | 435 |
| 1985 | #442 | 371 |
| 1986 | #462 | 354 |
| 1987 | #515 | 304 |
| 1988 | #510 | 326 |
| 1989 | #537 | 324 |
| 1990 | #593 | 282 |
| 1991 | #577 | 306 |
| 1992 | #594 | 300 |
| 1993 | #599 | 296 |
| 1994 | #685 | 230 |
| 1995 | #707 | 225 |
| 1996 | #808 | 178 |
| 1997 | #823 | 176 |
| 1998 | #909 | 158 |
| 1999 | #926 | 158 |
| 2000 | #1,053 | 136 |
| 2001 | #1,086 | 132 |
| 2002 | #1,160 | 122 |
| 2003 | #1,269 | 112 |
| 2004 | #1,172 | 133 |
| 2005 | #1,216 | 130 |
| 2006 | #1,350 | 120 |
| 2007 | #1,317 | 130 |
| 2008 | #1,414 | 119 |
| 2009 | #1,688 | 93 |
| 2010 | #1,503 | 108 |
| 2011 | #1,561 | 101 |
| 2012 | #1,535 | 104 |
| 2013 | #1,149 | 157 |
| 2014 | #1,043 | 192 |
| 2015 | #971 | 213 |
| 2016 | #1,127 | 172 |
| 2017 | #1,006 | 201 |
| 2018 | #1,016 | 203 |
| 2019 | #862 | 257 |
| 2020 | #869 | 259 |
| 2021 | #897 | 256 |
| 2022 | #792 | 318 |
| 2023 | #785 | 322 |
| 2024 | #807 | 310 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
| 1920 | #1,952 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,041 | 50 |
| 1940 | #465 | 206 |
| 1950 | #149 | 1,991 |
| 1960 | #33 | 13,972 |
| 1962 | #25 | 15,129 |
| 1970 | #51 | 7,004 |
| 1980 | #109 | 2,808 |
| 1990 | #201 | 1,414 |
| 2000 | #598 | 423 |
| 2010 | #1,438 | 158 |
| 2020 | #901 | 292 |
| 2024 | #798 | 351 |
All 116 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 |
| 1915 | #1,883 | 17 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 |
| 1920 | #1,952 | 20 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 |
| 1922 | #1,403 | 33 |
| 1923 | #1,736 | 24 |
| 1924 | #1,533 | 30 |
| 1925 | #1,196 | 42 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 |
| 1928 | #1,271 | 36 |
| 1929 | #1,078 | 46 |
| 1930 | #1,041 | 50 |
| 1931 | #1,175 | 37 |
| 1932 | #923 | 58 |
| 1933 | #887 | 58 |
| 1934 | #848 | 65 |
| 1935 | #855 | 65 |
| 1936 | #810 | 69 |
| 1937 | #761 | 80 |
| 1938 | #674 | 104 |
| 1939 | #583 | 131 |
| 1940 | #465 | 206 |
| 1941 | #443 | 239 |
| 1942 | #408 | 310 |
| 1943 | #402 | 333 |
| 1944 | #358 | 375 |
| 1945 | #277 | 621 |
| 1946 | #259 | 773 |
| 1947 | #245 | 936 |
| 1948 | #221 | 1,094 |
| 1949 | #210 | 1,281 |
| 1950 | #149 | 1,991 |
| 1951 | #122 | 2,891 |
| 1952 | #102 | 3,641 |
| 1953 | #66 | 6,038 |
| 1954 | #41 | 9,044 |
| 1955 | #33 | 10,217 |
| 1956 | #29 | 11,621 |
| 1957 | #30 | 12,579 |
| 1958 | #32 | 11,548 |
| 1959 | #32 | 12,854 |
| 1960 | #33 | 13,972 |
| 1961 | #27 | 15,651 |
| 1962 | #25 | 15,129 |
| 1963 | #25 | 14,434 |
| 1964 | #27 | 14,329 |
| 1965 | #33 | 11,995 |
| 1966 | #42 | 9,440 |
| 1967 | #45 | 7,693 |
| 1968 | #43 | 8,181 |
| 1969 | #46 | 7,502 |
| 1970 | #51 | 7,004 |
| 1971 | #51 | 6,213 |
| 1972 | #55 | 5,368 |
| 1973 | #60 | 4,805 |
| 1974 | #63 | 4,525 |
| 1975 | #65 | 4,328 |
| 1976 | #75 | 3,623 |
| 1977 | #84 | 3,429 |
| 1978 | #89 | 3,440 |
| 1979 | #95 | 3,208 |
| 1980 | #109 | 2,808 |
| 1981 | #102 | 2,867 |
| 1982 | #108 | 2,768 |
| 1983 | #126 | 2,387 |
| 1984 | #139 | 2,111 |
| 1985 | #147 | 2,012 |
| 1986 | #121 | 2,266 |
| 1987 | #145 | 1,911 |
| 1988 | #161 | 1,765 |
| 1989 | #160 | 1,800 |
| 1990 | #201 | 1,414 |
| 1991 | #231 | 1,233 |
| 1992 | #264 | 1,056 |
| 1993 | #278 | 998 |
| 1994 | #334 | 799 |
| 1995 | #358 | 727 |
| 1996 | #375 | 719 |
| 1997 | #430 | 596 |
| 1998 | #510 | 496 |
| 1999 | #544 | 462 |
| 2000 | #598 | 423 |
| 2001 | #692 | 359 |
| 2002 | #850 | 271 |
| 2003 | #923 | 255 |
| 2004 | #952 | 253 |
| 2005 | #1,105 | 214 |
| 2006 | #1,107 | 226 |
| 2007 | #1,188 | 214 |
| 2008 | #1,317 | 188 |
| 2009 | #1,342 | 178 |
| 2010 | #1,438 | 158 |
| 2011 | #1,515 | 146 |
| 2012 | #1,340 | 175 |
| 2013 | #1,254 | 190 |
| 2014 | #1,120 | 226 |
| 2015 | #1,026 | 260 |
| 2016 | #1,086 | 239 |
| 2017 | #1,014 | 256 |
| 2018 | #974 | 271 |
| 2019 | #984 | 262 |
| 2020 | #901 | 292 |
| 2021 | #918 | 291 |
| 2022 | #859 | 324 |
| 2023 | #786 | 358 |
| 2024 | #798 | 351 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Robin” (revision 92966633), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Robert” (revision 92726033), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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