Rob

#9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births

Peak · boys
1963 · 555 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
8,775
since 1884

Rob over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Rob has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #334, 1963boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#9,7147
2024#10,9386
2023#7,28911
2022#8,9908
2021#8,1669
2020#12,0225
2019#8,8898
2018#10,7606
2017#7,54610
2016#12,1855
2015—
2014#5,99714
2013#9,6557
2012#8,8648
2011#6,25613
2010#6,03614
2009#6,80212
2008#7,69810
2007#5,21017
2006—
2005#5,87513
2004#5,49214
2003#5,87712
2002#6,08811
2001#5,14214
2000#4,78515
1999#3,98618
1998#3,84918
1997#4,45114
1996#3,54919
1995#3,10022
1994#3,32620
1993#2,78625
1992#2,00239
1991#2,09535
1990#2,04936
1989#1,73344
1988#1,37357
1987#1,63642
1986#1,58841
1985#1,91630
1984#1,48142
1983#1,56238
1982#1,27853
1981#1,57738
1980#1,18759
1979#1,22156
1978#97778
1977#95480
1976#99670
1975#814104
1974#753116
1973#714127
1972#565201
1971#484275
1970#450334
1969#394403
1968#419334
1967#453275
1966#421327
1965#370437
1964#336546
1963#334555
1962#360487
1961#377442
1960#427353
1959#431342
1958#441316
1957#491252
1956#582171
1955#650129
1954#677113
1953#77983
1952#93258
1951#1,12341
1950#1,05245
1949#1,12839
1948#1,01548
1947#1,23335
1946#1,27830
1945#1,18031
1944#1,32825
1943#1,52921
1942#2,38610
1941#1,68517
1940#1,98313
1939#1,95813
1938#1,97613
1937#1,99213
1936#2,18411
1935#1,92914
1934#2,02213
1933#2,36810
1932#1,77717
1931#2,00314
1930#1,82117
1929#1,73119
1928#2,04815
1927#2,12115
1926#2,56611
1925#1,62822
1924#2,22914
1923#1,94117
1922#1,76520
1921#2,15215
1920#1,96617
1919#2,38512
1918#1,82718
1917#2,42311
1916#2,15213
1915#2,8298
1914#1,97511
1913#2,2737
1912#1,26814
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1895#9786
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1890#8846
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1885#8366
1884#9715
1883—
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1880—
First appearance
1884

The first year at least five boys were named Rob! It came in at #971, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1889, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Rob is popular in 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedNHWashington: #146 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 835 boysWAIdaho: #207 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,183 boysIDMontana: #207 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,307 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #174 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,613 boysMNIllinois: #247 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,401 boysILWisconsin: #224 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,658 boysWIMichigan: #226 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,217 boysMINew York: #579 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 12,297 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,412 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedNVWyoming: #130 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 565 boysWYSouth Dakota: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,350 boysSDIowa: #174 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,416 boysIAIndiana: #225 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,118 boysINOhio: #213 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,157 boysOHPennsylvania: #367 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,657 boysPANew Jersey: #384 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,853 boysNJConnecticut: #328 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,256 boysCTCalifornia: #283 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,353 boysCAUtah: #259 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,812 boysUTColorado: #197 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,341 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedNEMissouri: #257 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,535 boysMOKentucky: #385 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,556 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedWVVirginia: #489 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,558 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedDEArizona: #382 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,255 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedNMKansas: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,919 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedARTennessee: #410 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,395 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #364 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,315 boysOKLouisiana: #582 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,947 boysLAMississippi: #316 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,517 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedALGeorgia: #509 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,947 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rob, so not publishedHITexas: #498 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,360 boysTXFlorida: #433 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,266 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#130 · 1 in 565
  2. Washington#146 · 1 in 835
  3. Iowa#174 · 1 in 1,416
  4. Minnesota#174 · 1 in 1,613
  5. Colorado#197 · 1 in 1,341

Best ever in a state: #121 in Wyoming, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#13051 in 565
Washington#146321 in 835
Iowa#174191 in 1,416
Minnesota#174231 in 1,613
Colorado#197151 in 1,341
Oregon#201111 in 1,412
South Dakota#20151 in 1,350
Idaho#20751 in 1,183
Montana#20751 in 1,307
Ohio#213471 in 2,157
Wisconsin#224161 in 2,658
Indiana#225241 in 2,118
Michigan#226381 in 2,217
Illinois#247441 in 2,401
Missouri#257171 in 2,535
Utah#25961 in 1,812
California#283781 in 2,353
Mississippi#316101 in 2,517
Connecticut#32851 in 5,256
Kansas#35451 in 3,919
Oklahoma#36451 in 4,315
Pennsylvania#367141 in 7,657
Arizona#38251 in 3,255
New Jersey#38491 in 6,853
Kentucky#38551 in 6,556
Tennessee#41061 in 6,395
Florida#433101 in 5,266
Virginia#48951 in 8,558
Texas#498211 in 5,360
Georgia#50961 in 7,947
New York#579141 in 12,297
Louisiana#58251 in 7,947
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rob
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1,224 spots since 2024 (#10,938 → #9,714)
  • 2,308 spots since 2020 (#12,022 → #9,714)
  • Biggest jump: 191 spots in 1952 (#1,123 → #932)
  • Biggest drop: 244 spots in 1979 (#977 → #1,221)
Rise & fade · boys
79 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1963 at #334 (555 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1952–1978
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,650
  • Highest: 1 in 3,650 boys born in 1964 were named Rob (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 244,011 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #334 in 1963, was only 1 in 3,660 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 47.4% of all boys named Rob (4,159) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s11#836 (1885)#904
1890s12#884 (1890)#931
1900s0——
1910s94#1,268 (1912)#2,142
1920s165#1,628 (1925)#2,015
1930s135#1,777 (1932)#2,003
1940s269#1,015 (1948)#1,475
1950s1,550#431 (1959)#716
1960s4,159#334 (1963)#389
1970s1,441#450 (1970)#793
1980s444#1,187 (1980)#1,533
1990s246#2,002 (1992)#3,119
2000s118#4,785 (2000)#5,885
2010s85#5,997 (2014)#8,465
2020s46#7,289 (2023)#9,520

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rob in 1964

boys
#336
546 births · 1 in 3,650 boys

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #336Rob546
More about 1964

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 3,650 of them was named Rob, which outranked 92.7% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rob
  1. #333Pete549
  2. #334Salvatore548
  3. #335Virgil547
  4. #336Rob546
  5. #337Tod543
  6. #337Trent543
  7. #339Kendall538
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1964 →