Robb

Where Robb comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Robb.

Robb through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #3,981 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1942
    Robb Royer born
    American songwriter
  3. 1969
    Peak, #502
    237 babies named Robb, its best rank.
  4. 1971
    Robb Wells born
    Canadian actor
  5. 1973
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #829.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Robb Wells · Canadian actor, born 1971
  • Robb Royer · American songwriter, born 1942
  • Robb Banks · American rapper, born 1994
  • Robb Holland · racecar driver, born 1967
  • Robb Kulin · American aerospace engineer, born 1983

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.