Robyn

#1,436 for girls in 2025, 150 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 98.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1974 · 1,596 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
63,364
since 1921

Robyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Robyn has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #169, 1974girls
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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#1,436150#8,2439
2024#1,296178#9,8947
2023#1,287178#8,9218
2022#1,232195#8,9908
2021#1,162210#8,8258
2020#1,201191#8,0679
2019#1,075234—
2018#1,014256#7,13611
2017#1,079235#8,8408
2016#1,061246—
2015#1,047252#12,0865
2014#1,063242#9,6427
2013#1,190202—
2012#1,307180—
2011#1,392164—
2010#1,474153—
2009#1,349177#12,4915
2008#1,453162—
2007#1,283191—
2006#1,287184#12,0555
2005#1,149202—
2004#961249—
2003#907263—
2002#828282—
2001#800294#9,2436
2000#682350#7,4168
1999#612396—
1998#485526#6,3149
1997#498498#5,64210
1996#477516#5,9829
1995#490502#4,79112
1994#449566#5,10911
1993#379677#3,81916
1992#347750#3,33819
1991#334792#3,81315
1990#309886#3,16619
1989#287912#2,98920
1988#259984#2,50923
1987#2461,050#2,64120
1986#2071,261#2,36023
1985#2531,010#2,59819
1984#2311,097#2,29222
1983#2031,270#2,01726
1982#2081,314#2,97215
1981#1951,367#2,20423
1980#1821,501#1,80831
1979#1911,399#1,78831
1978#1871,378#2,13422
1977#1791,511#2,06323
1976#1801,428#1,71130
1975#1721,510#2,20520
1974#1691,596#1,98322
1973#1821,475#2,21618
1972#1931,472#2,02020
1971#2161,417#1,70527
1970#2111,498#2,05819
1969#1881,687#2,86110
1968#2141,415#2,20014
1967#2411,190#1,85318
1966#2141,418#1,68421
1965#2271,393#1,45628
1964#1951,882#1,58125
1963#2071,695#1,51327
1962#2091,660#1,21541
1961#2191,534#1,22242
1960#2501,226#1,55227
1959#2601,131#1,38732
1958#2521,187#1,95317
1957#2491,187#1,71522
1956#2351,225#1,36232
1955#2671,009#1,84518
1954#275946#1,40829
1953#316662#1,45527
1952#364515#1,70120
1951#414408#1,48925
1950#440333#1,74618
1949#440325#1,94115
1948#458305#2,44310
1947#449329#1,73319
1946#686135#3,1736
1945#92567#2,9966
1944#1,31537#2,6338
1943#1,18147—
1942#1,30038—
1941#1,61024—
1940#1,44228#3,4595
1939#1,35030—
1938#2,34013—
1937#2,31713—
1936#2,15314—
1935#2,20614—
1934#2,74110—
1933#3,4067—
1932#3,2748—
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First appearance
1921

The first year at least five girls were named Robyn! It came in at #4,464, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1922, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Robyn is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedAKMaine: #152 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 660 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #124 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 523 girlsNHWashington: #175 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 783 girlsWAIdaho: #102 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 373 girlsIDMontana: #108 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 377 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #163 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 634 girlsNDMinnesota: #144 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 712 girlsMNIllinois: #237 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsILWisconsin: #220 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsWIMichigan: #179 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 950 girlsMINew York: #172 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 868 girlsNYMassachusetts: #133 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 661 girlsMARhode Island: #130 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 585 girlsRIOregon: #157 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 684 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #146 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 535 girlsSDIowa: #145 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 627 girlsIAIndiana: #173 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 886 girlsINOhio: #172 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 857 girlsOHPennsylvania: #172 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 925 girlsPANew Jersey: #119 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 523 girlsNJConnecticut: #148 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 735 girlsCTCalifornia: #163 for girls · 166 births · 1 in 788 girlsCAUtah: #84 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 329 girlsUTColorado: #161 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 711 girlsCONebraska: #119 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 475 girlsNEMissouri: #140 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 678 girlsMOKentucky: #204 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsKYWest Virginia: #214 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsWVVirginia: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsVAMaryland: #162 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 784 girlsMDDelaware: #134 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 539 girlsDEArizona: #194 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 869 girlsAZNew Mexico: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsNMKansas: #170 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 748 girlsKSArkansas: #199 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 890 girlsARTennessee: #241 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #276 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,585 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #314 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #127 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 456 girlsDCOklahoma: #136 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 592 girlsOKLouisiana: #230 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsLAMississippi: #431 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,734 girlsMSAlabama: #230 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsALGeorgia: #237 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsGAHawaii: #60 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 252 girlsHITexas: #281 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsTXFlorida: #216 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#60 · 1 in 252
  2. Utah#84 · 1 in 329
  3. Idaho#102 · 1 in 373
  4. Montana#108 · 1 in 377
  5. Nebraska#119 · 1 in 475

Best ever in a state: #31 in Utah, 1954.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#60181 in 252
Utah#84331 in 329
Idaho#102131 in 373
Montana#108101 in 377
Nebraska#119191 in 475
New Jersey#119731 in 523
New Hampshire#12481 in 523
District of Columbia#127141 in 456
Rhode Island#13081 in 585
Massachusetts#133481 in 661
Delaware#13451 in 539
Oklahoma#136261 in 592
Missouri#140431 in 678
Minnesota#144321 in 712
Iowa#145261 in 627
South Dakota#14671 in 535
Connecticut#148201 in 735
Maine#15291 in 660
Oregon#157181 in 684
Colorado#161221 in 711
Maryland#162241 in 784
California#1631661 in 788
North Dakota#16361 in 634
Kansas#170161 in 748
New York#1721191 in 868
Ohio#172821 in 857
Pennsylvania#172731 in 925
Indiana#173401 in 886
Washington#175241 in 783
Michigan#179621 in 950
Arizona#194171 in 869
Arkansas#199141 in 890
Kentucky#204231 in 1,008
West Virginia#214111 in 1,035
Florida#216411 in 1,048
Wisconsin#220201 in 1,344
Alabama#230211 in 1,094
Louisiana#230241 in 1,070
Georgia#237281 in 1,217
Illinois#237541 in 1,300
Tennessee#241211 in 1,307
New Mexico#24871 in 1,064
North Carolina#276221 in 1,585
Texas#281641 in 1,474
Virginia#283161 in 1,755
South Carolina#314101 in 1,838
Mississippi#43161 in 2,734
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Robyn
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 140 spots since 2024 (#1,296 → #1,436)
  • 235 spots since 2020 (#1,201 → #1,436)
  • 389 spots since 2015 (#1,047 → #1,436)
  • Biggest jump: 390 spots in 1945 (#1,315 → #925)
  • Biggest drop: 188 spots in 2005 (#961 → #1,149)
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1921
  • Peaked 1974 at #169 (1,596 births)
  • Births halved by 1991, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 60 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1945–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 920
  • Highest: 1 in 920 girls born in 1974 were named Robyn (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,715 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 23.8% of all girls named Robyn (15,100) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s30#3,971 (1923)#4,367
1930s117#1,350 (1939)#2,570
1940s1,335#440 (1949)#981
1950s8,603#235 (1956)#307
1960s15,100#188 (1969)#216
1970s14,684#169 (1974)#188
1980s11,766#182 (1980)#227
1990s6,109#309 (1990)#438
2000s2,354#682 (2000)#1,070
2010s2,164#1,014 (2018)#1,170
2020s1,102#1,162 (2021)#1,269

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

Robyn in 1973

girls
#182
1,475 births · 1 in 989 girls
boys
#2,216
18 births · 1 in 86,588 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #182Robyn1,475

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #2,216Robyn18
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 989 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 98.1% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Robyn
  1. #179Christie1,512
  2. #180Kerri1,504
  3. #181Belinda1,499
  4. #182Robyn1,475
  5. #183Janice1,474
  6. #184Penny1,471
  7. #185Cathy1,435
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 86,588 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 62.3% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Robyn
  1. #2,124Vernard19
  2. #2,124Vijay19
  3. #2,124Yehuda19
  4. #2,216Robyn18
  5. #2,216Algernon18
  6. #2,216Anastacio18
  7. #2,216Anastasios18
  8. #2,311Aarron17
  9. #2,311Alexi17
  10. #2,311Alfonza17

Tied with 94 names at #2,216; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →