Robert

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #92 for boys in 2025, 3,772 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1
1953 · 86,243 births
Debut · boys
1880
2,415 births
In top 100 · boys
146 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,849,730
since 1880

Robert over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #1, 1953boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#923,772
2024—#903,806
2023#13,4626#883,827
2022#13,5926#844,082
2021—#794,436
2020—#804,402
2019#13,7996#764,853
2018—#715,191
2017—#655,566
2016—#626,010
2015#11,8358#636,137
2014#11,9318#606,660
2013#11,9698#626,721
2012#13,4837#606,963
2011#11,1819#626,984
2010#9,23112#547,569
2009#9,97511#557,842
2008#13,8327#498,841
2007#11,6309#479,388
2006#9,90111#479,911
2005#6,82017#3710,166
2004#3,98935#3610,684
2003#6,88516#3511,399
2002#7,44414#3412,031
2001#5,36421#3012,665
2000#4,98123#2913,739
1999#4,57624#2614,540
1998#4,02328#2315,527
1997#3,22436#2316,304
1996#3,14937#2317,676
1995#2,73544#2218,586
1994#2,43252#2120,560
1993#1,98570#1722,447
1992#2,22060#1724,094
1991#1,83277#1326,839
1990#1,439109#1328,886
1989#1,250126#1030,072
1988#930182#1030,319
1987#798219#1030,237
1986#738241#931,350
1985#723238#832,094
1984#718230#931,768
1983#671255#1032,745
1982#731233#934,409
1981#722228#934,395
1980#682254#934,266
1979#680252#834,015
1978#642254#833,374
1977#664238#634,214
1976#654236#733,789
1975#635245#635,306
1974#635241#737,005
1973#618249#738,698
1972#573288#643,013
1971#585298#550,634
1970#560327#557,177
1969#538335#558,300
1968#589265#558,174
1967#598254#556,369
1966#595251#559,317
1965#606255#563,106
1964#594279#569,980
1963#633255#570,007
1962#680229#570,199
1961#592289#572,977
1960#610268#572,357
1959#653235#574,542
1958#639237#477,338
1957#611255#481,765
1956#655214#383,924
1955#607232#483,758
1954#671192#286,331
1953#586228#186,243
1952#639193#286,588
1951#595210#286,353
1950#594203#283,553
1949#584202#283,873
1948#581209#285,478
1947#549237#291,655
1946#540214#284,136
1945#515198#269,947
1944#518194#270,855
1943#468250#274,892
1942#514208#271,845
1941#498196#264,247
1940#465206#261,198
1939#465208#159,666
1938#454219#162,271
1937#441223#161,842
1936#433221#158,500
1935#426231#156,527
1934#398266#155,843
1933#391273#154,221
1932#352326#159,268
1931#345343#160,519
1930#320426#162,153
1929#314441#159,807
1928#315434#160,701
1927#332411#161,674
1926#347369#161,130
1925#364350#160,895
1924#398299#160,802
1923#424250#256,111
1922#436237#253,796
1921#437244#252,779
1920#474205#348,679
1919#494184#441,025
1918#516178#440,619
1917#512168#435,220
1916#612122#431,741
1915#607116#428,737
1914#64780#421,188
1913#61272#415,684
1912#61564#412,836
1911#69839#56,526
1910#79429#45,609
1909#81325#54,563
1908#75526#54,219
1907#79022#54,020
1906#91716#53,635
1905#79721#63,410
1904#1,00113#53,414
1903#96913#73,044
1902#75621#63,180
1901#82916#72,543
1900#74224#63,821
1899#75618#72,609
1898#1,00912#72,932
1897#73518#82,701
1896#57628#82,719
1895#70320#82,635
1894#64321#82,497
1893#71317#82,563
1892#70617#82,710
1891#9439#82,240
1890#79112#82,541
1889#68714#92,513
1888#57219#82,814
1887#8608#102,125
1886#55616#82,443
1885#65811#92,322
1884#8517#102,468
1883#57911#92,334
1882#53012#102,500
1881#5829#112,140
1880#49212#102,415
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Robert was already there! It came in at #10, and was given to 2,415 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1899, when fewer than 3,000 boys a year got the name.

Where Robert is popular in 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #2 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 11 boysAKMaine: #1 for boys · 387 births · 1 in 16 boysMEVermont: #1 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 13 boysVTNew Hampshire: #1 for boys · 304 births · 1 in 11 boysNHWashington: #1 for boys · 690 births · 1 in 14 boysWAIdaho: #1 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 18 boysIDMontana: #1 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 13 boysMTNorth Dakota: #1 for boys · 321 births · 1 in 19 boysNDMinnesota: #1 for boys · 1,407 births · 1 in 15 boysMNIllinois: #1 for boys · 4,535 births · 1 in 13 boysILWisconsin: #1 for boys · 1,908 births · 1 in 13 boysWIMichigan: #1 for boys · 3,156 births · 1 in 13 boysMINew York: #2 for boys · 5,471 births · 1 in 18 boysNYMassachusetts: #2 for boys · 2,485 births · 1 in 14 boysMARhode Island: #3 for boys · 299 births · 1 in 18 boysRIOregon: #1 for boys · 475 births · 1 in 12 boysORNevada: #1 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 9 boysNVWyoming: #1 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 12 boysWYSouth Dakota: #1 for boys · 343 births · 1 in 16 boysSDIowa: #1 for boys · 1,497 births · 1 in 13 boysIAIndiana: #1 for boys · 2,342 births · 1 in 11 boysINOhio: #1 for boys · 4,272 births · 1 in 12 boysOHPennsylvania: #2 for boys · 5,518 births · 1 in 16 boysPANew Jersey: #3 for boys · 1,754 births · 1 in 17 boysNJConnecticut: #2 for boys · 774 births · 1 in 15 boysCTCalifornia: #1 for boys · 2,490 births · 1 in 15 boysCAUtah: #1 for boys · 252 births · 1 in 19 boysUTColorado: #1 for boys · 538 births · 1 in 15 boysCONebraska: #1 for boys · 865 births · 1 in 14 boysNEMissouri: #1 for boys · 1,827 births · 1 in 16 boysMOKentucky: #5 for boys · 1,139 births · 1 in 23 boysKYWest Virginia: #3 for boys · 1,016 births · 1 in 18 boysWVVirginia: #4 for boys · 1,103 births · 1 in 21 boysVAMaryland: #5 for boys · 646 births · 1 in 20 boysMDDelaware: #4 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 15 boysDEArizona: #2 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 27 boysAZNew Mexico: #5 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 37 boysNMKansas: #1 for boys · 1,035 births · 1 in 15 boysKSArkansas: #5 for boys · 609 births · 1 in 30 boysARTennessee: #4 for boys · 1,159 births · 1 in 22 boysTNNorth Carolina: #4 for boys · 1,456 births · 1 in 24 boysNCSouth Carolina: #4 for boys · 654 births · 1 in 28 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #3 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 14 boysDCOklahoma: #2 for boys · 954 births · 1 in 24 boysOKLouisiana: #4 for boys · 592 births · 1 in 34 boysLAMississippi: #3 for boys · 932 births · 1 in 22 boysMSAlabama: #4 for boys · 1,173 births · 1 in 24 boysALGeorgia: #4 for boys · 1,276 births · 1 in 22 boysGAHawaii: #2 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 28 boysHITexas: #4 for boys · 1,726 births · 1 in 33 boysTXFlorida: #4 for boys · 694 births · 1 in 21 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#1 · 1 in 9
  2. New Hampshire#1 · 1 in 11
  3. Indiana#1 · 1 in 11
  4. Wyoming#1 · 1 in 12
  5. Oregon#1 · 1 in 12

Best ever in a state: #1 in Oregon, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#12,4901 in 15
Colorado#15381 in 15
Idaho#11971 in 18
Illinois#14,5351 in 13
Indiana#12,3421 in 11
Iowa#11,4971 in 13
Kansas#11,0351 in 15
Maine#13871 in 16
Michigan#13,1561 in 13
Minnesota#11,4071 in 15
Missouri#11,8271 in 16
Montana#12871 in 13
Nebraska#18651 in 14
Nevada#1401 in 9
New Hampshire#13041 in 11
North Dakota#13211 in 19
Ohio#14,2721 in 12
Oregon#14751 in 12
South Dakota#13431 in 16
Utah#12521 in 19
Vermont#12021 in 13
Washington#16901 in 14
Wisconsin#11,9081 in 13
Wyoming#11331 in 12
Alaska#2211 in 11
Arizona#21511 in 27
Connecticut#27741 in 15
Hawaii#21141 in 28
Massachusetts#22,4851 in 14
New York#25,4711 in 18
Oklahoma#29541 in 24
Pennsylvania#25,5181 in 16
District of Columbia#32451 in 14
Mississippi#39321 in 22
New Jersey#31,7541 in 17
Rhode Island#32991 in 18
West Virginia#31,0161 in 18
Alabama#41,1731 in 24
Delaware#4961 in 15
Florida#46941 in 21
Georgia#41,2761 in 22
Louisiana#45921 in 34
North Carolina#41,4561 in 24
South Carolina#46541 in 28
Tennessee#41,1591 in 22
Texas#41,7261 in 33
Virginia#41,1031 in 21
Arkansas#56091 in 30
Kentucky#51,1391 in 23
Maryland#56461 in 20
New Mexico#51141 in 37

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 Robert
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#90 → #92)
  • 12 spots since 2020 (#80 → #92)
  • 29 spots since 2015 (#63 → #92)
  • Biggest jump: 2 spots in 1888 (#10 → #8)
  • Biggest drop: 10 spots in 2006 (#37 → #47)
Rise & fade · boys
73 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1953 at #1 (86,243 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 109 yrs
  • Top 10: 109 yrs · run 1882–1989
  • Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 17
  • Highest: 1 in 17 boys born in 1931 were named Robert (5.8%)
  • Latest: 1 in 453 boys born in 2025 (0.22%)
  • Its best rank, #1 in 1953, was only 1 in 23 (4.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 17.1% of all boys named Robert (830,395) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s24,074#8 (1888)#9
1890s26,147#7 (1898)#8
1900s35,849#5 (1909)#6
1910s239,185#4 (1919)#4
1920s576,374#1 (1927)#2
1930s590,810#1 (1938)#1
1940s758,126#2 (1947)#2
1950s830,395#1 (1953)#3
1960s650,786#5 (1961)#5
1970s397,225#5 (1970)#7
1980s321,655#8 (1985)#9
1990s205,459#13 (1990)#20
2000s106,666#29 (2000)#40
2010s62,654#54 (2010)#64
2020s24,325#79 (2021)#86

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.

Robert in 1927

girls
#332
411 births · 1 in 2,901 girls
boys
#1
61,674 births · 1 in 18 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #332Robert411

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 2,901 of them was named Robert, which outranked 94.1% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Robert
  1. #328Matilda419
  2. #330Flossie418
  3. #331Frieda417
  4. #332Robert411
  5. #333Josie409
  6. #334Pat407
  7. #335Winnie406
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

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

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 18 of them was named Robert, which outranked 100.0% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Robert
  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1927 →