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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #122 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 539 girlsNHWashington: #227 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsWAIdaho: #170 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 580 girlsIDMontana: #123 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 451 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #140 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 555 girlsNDMinnesota: #122 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 541 girlsMNIllinois: #197 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 996 girlsILWisconsin: #171 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 947 girlsWIMichigan: #187 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 966 girlsMINew York: #161 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 806 girlsNYMassachusetts: #109 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 493 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #221 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsORNevada: #86 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 280 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #175 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 657 girlsSDIowa: #187 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 886 girlsIAIndiana: #197 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsINOhio: #174 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 923 girlsOHPennsylvania: #167 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 891 girlsPANew Jersey: #116 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 508 girlsNJConnecticut: #131 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 647 girlsCTCalifornia: #176 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 870 girlsCAUtah: #68 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 293 girlsUTColorado: #103 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 435 girlsCONebraska: #90 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 362 girlsNEMissouri: #118 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 549 girlsMOKentucky: #152 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 735 girlsKYWest Virginia: #312 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsWVVirginia: #213 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,067 girlsVAMaryland: #168 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 806 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #154 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 640 girlsAZNew Mexico: #297 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsNMKansas: #114 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 463 girlsKSArkansas: #153 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 641 girlsARTennessee: #272 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #280 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #178 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 763 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #135 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 488 girlsDCOklahoma: #183 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 880 girlsOKLouisiana: #181 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 801 girlsLAMississippi: #316 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsMSAlabama: #280 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsALGeorgia: #216 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,031 girlsGAHawaii: #91 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 345 girlsHITexas: #245 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsTXFlorida: #136 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 652 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#68 · 1 in 293
  2. Nevada#86 · 1 in 280
  3. Nebraska#90 · 1 in 362
  4. Hawaii#91 · 1 in 345
  5. Colorado#103 · 1 in 435

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#68401 in 293
Nevada#8691 in 280
Nebraska#90261 in 362
Hawaii#91131 in 345
Colorado#103361 in 435
Massachusetts#109621 in 493
Kansas#114261 in 463
New Jersey#116741 in 508
Missouri#118541 in 549
Minnesota#122441 in 541
New Hampshire#12281 in 539
Montana#12391 in 451
Connecticut#131221 in 647
District of Columbia#135121 in 488
Florida#136671 in 652
North Dakota#14071 in 555
Kentucky#152311 in 735
Arkansas#153201 in 641
Arizona#154241 in 640
New York#1611281 in 806
Pennsylvania#167751 in 891
Maryland#168231 in 806
Idaho#17091 in 580
Wisconsin#171291 in 947
Ohio#174761 in 923
South Dakota#17561 in 657
California#1761571 in 870
South Carolina#178231 in 763
Louisiana#181311 in 801
Oklahoma#183181 in 880
Iowa#187191 in 886
Michigan#187591 in 966
Illinois#197701 in 996
Indiana#197321 in 1,091
Virginia#213261 in 1,067
Georgia#216321 in 1,031
Oregon#221121 in 1,087
Washington#227171 in 1,155
Texas#245781 in 1,224
Tennessee#272181 in 1,527
Alabama#280151 in 1,503
North Carolina#280211 in 1,611
New Mexico#29761 in 1,292
West Virginia#31251 in 2,233
Mississippi#316101 in 1,607
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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 1974

girls
#169
1,596 births · 1 in 920 girls
boys
#1,983
22 births · 1 in 71,470 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #169Robyn1,596

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #1,983Robyn22
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 920 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 98.4% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Robyn
  1. #166Sherri1,621
  2. #167Claudia1,609
  3. #168Kelli1,606
  4. #169Robyn1,596
  5. #170Angie1,590
  6. #171Kerri1,577
  7. #171Sonia1,577
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 71,470 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 67.0% of the 6,004 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. #1,934Yaakov23
  2. #1,934Yohance23
  3. #1,934Yves23
  4. #1,983Robyn22
  5. #1,983Addison22
  6. #1,983Alexandros22
  7. #1,983Alfie22
  8. #2,050Adolphus21
  9. #2,050Alvie21
  10. #2,050Anders21

Tied with 66 names at #1,983; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →