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
- Peak · girls
- 1974 · 1,596 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 63,364since 1921
Robyn over time
Rank among girls' names. Robyn has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,436 | 150 | #8,243 | 9 |
| 2024 | #1,296 | 178 | #9,894 | 7 |
| 2023 | #1,287 | 178 | #8,921 | 8 |
| 2022 | #1,232 | 195 | #8,990 | 8 |
| 2021 | #1,162 | 210 | #8,825 | 8 |
| 2020 | #1,201 | 191 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #1,075 | 234 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,014 | 256 | #7,136 | 11 |
| 2017 | #1,079 | 235 | #8,840 | 8 |
| 2016 | #1,061 | 246 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,047 | 252 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #1,063 | 242 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #1,190 | 202 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,307 | 180 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,392 | 164 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,474 | 153 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,349 | 177 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #1,453 | 162 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,283 | 191 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,287 | 184 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #1,149 | 202 | — | |
| 2004 | #961 | 249 | — | |
| 2003 | #907 | 263 | — | |
| 2002 | #828 | 282 | — | |
| 2001 | #800 | 294 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #682 | 350 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #612 | 396 | — | |
| 1998 | #485 | 526 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #498 | 498 | #5,642 | 10 |
| 1996 | #477 | 516 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #490 | 502 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | #449 | 566 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #379 | 677 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #347 | 750 | #3,338 | 19 |
| 1991 | #334 | 792 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #309 | 886 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #287 | 912 | #2,989 | 20 |
| 1988 | #259 | 984 | #2,509 | 23 |
| 1987 | #246 | 1,050 | #2,641 | 20 |
| 1986 | #207 | 1,261 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | #253 | 1,010 | #2,598 | 19 |
| 1984 | #231 | 1,097 | #2,292 | 22 |
| 1983 | #203 | 1,270 | #2,017 | 26 |
| 1982 | #208 | 1,314 | #2,972 | 15 |
| 1981 | #195 | 1,367 | #2,204 | 23 |
| 1980 | #182 | 1,501 | #1,808 | 31 |
| 1979 | #191 | 1,399 | #1,788 | 31 |
| 1978 | #187 | 1,378 | #2,134 | 22 |
| 1977 | #179 | 1,511 | #2,063 | 23 |
| 1976 | #180 | 1,428 | #1,711 | 30 |
| 1975 | #172 | 1,510 | #2,205 | 20 |
| 1974 | #169 | 1,596 | #1,983 | 22 |
| 1973 | #182 | 1,475 | #2,216 | 18 |
| 1972 | #193 | 1,472 | #2,020 | 20 |
| 1971 | #216 | 1,417 | #1,705 | 27 |
| 1970 | #211 | 1,498 | #2,058 | 19 |
| 1969 | #188 | 1,687 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #214 | 1,415 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #241 | 1,190 | #1,853 | 18 |
| 1966 | #214 | 1,418 | #1,684 | 21 |
| 1965 | #227 | 1,393 | #1,456 | 28 |
| 1964 | #195 | 1,882 | #1,581 | 25 |
| 1963 | #207 | 1,695 | #1,513 | 27 |
| 1962 | #209 | 1,660 | #1,215 | 41 |
| 1961 | #219 | 1,534 | #1,222 | 42 |
| 1960 | #250 | 1,226 | #1,552 | 27 |
| 1959 | #260 | 1,131 | #1,387 | 32 |
| 1958 | #252 | 1,187 | #1,953 | 17 |
| 1957 | #249 | 1,187 | #1,715 | 22 |
| 1956 | #235 | 1,225 | #1,362 | 32 |
| 1955 | #267 | 1,009 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #275 | 946 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1953 | #316 | 662 | #1,455 | 27 |
| 1952 | #364 | 515 | #1,701 | 20 |
| 1951 | #414 | 408 | #1,489 | 25 |
| 1950 | #440 | 333 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1949 | #440 | 325 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #458 | 305 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #449 | 329 | #1,733 | 19 |
| 1946 | #686 | 135 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #925 | 67 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #1,315 | 37 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #1,181 | 47 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,300 | 38 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,610 | 24 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,442 | 28 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #1,350 | 30 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | — | |
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| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | — | |
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| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | — | |
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| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | — | |
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| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | — | |
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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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#58 · 1 in 243
- District of Columbia#97 · 1 in 385
- Alaska#103 · 1 in 367
- Montana#115 · 1 in 475
- New Hampshire#116 · 1 in 535
Best ever in a state: #31 in Utah, 1954.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #58 | 20 | 1 in 243 |
| District of Columbia | #97 | 15 | 1 in 385 |
| Alaska | #103 | 8 | 1 in 367 |
| Montana | #115 | 10 | 1 in 475 |
| New Hampshire | #116 | 10 | 1 in 535 |
| Oklahoma | #136 | 29 | 1 in 693 |
| Nevada | #137 | 8 | 1 in 547 |
| New Jersey | #139 | 52 | 1 in 717 |
| Minnesota | #154 | 36 | 1 in 808 |
| Wyoming | #155 | 5 | 1 in 657 |
| Washington | #158 | 34 | 1 in 812 |
| Illinois | #160 | 87 | 1 in 864 |
| Utah | #165 | 21 | 1 in 768 |
| New Mexico | #166 | 13 | 1 in 717 |
| Pennsylvania | #166 | 75 | 1 in 925 |
| Wisconsin | #166 | 32 | 1 in 974 |
| North Dakota | #168 | 6 | 1 in 815 |
| Connecticut | #171 | 18 | 1 in 856 |
| Louisiana | #171 | 36 | 1 in 851 |
| Kansas | #177 | 17 | 1 in 910 |
| Missouri | #182 | 31 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Virginia | #186 | 29 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Maryland | #187 | 20 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Nebraska | #189 | 11 | 1 in 990 |
| Colorado | #192 | 21 | 1 in 989 |
| Indiana | #192 | 30 | 1 in 1,163 |
| South Dakota | #192 | 5 | 1 in 899 |
| Ohio | #194 | 58 | 1 in 1,246 |
| Alabama | #200 | 22 | 1 in 1,034 |
| Maine | #201 | 6 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Florida | #202 | 47 | 1 in 1,151 |
| Michigan | #211 | 45 | 1 in 1,303 |
| Oregon | #211 | 15 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Massachusetts | #216 | 24 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Arkansas | #219 | 11 | 1 in 1,156 |
| New York | #222 | 78 | 1 in 1,299 |
| Mississippi | #226 | 14 | 1 in 1,131 |
| South Carolina | #231 | 14 | 1 in 1,281 |
| Arizona | #232 | 18 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Iowa | #234 | 13 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Texas | #237 | 98 | 1 in 1,263 |
| Tennessee | #244 | 19 | 1 in 1,468 |
| California | #246 | 140 | 1 in 1,295 |
| Georgia | #254 | 24 | 1 in 1,451 |
| North Carolina | #265 | 20 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Kentucky | #306 | 11 | 1 in 2,170 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1921
- Peaked 1974 at #169 (1,596 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1945–2004
- Highest: 1 in 920 girls born in 1974 were named Robyn (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,715 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 23.8% of all girls named Robyn (15,100) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 30 | #3,971 (1923) | #4,367 |
| 1930s | 117 | #1,350 (1939) | #2,570 |
| 1940s | 1,335 | #440 (1949) | #981 |
| 1950s | 8,603 | #235 (1956) | #307 |
| 1960s | 15,100 | #188 (1969) | #216 |
| 1970s | 14,684 | #169 (1974) | #188 |
| 1980s | 11,766 | #182 (1980) | #227 |
| 1990s | 6,109 | #309 (1990) | #438 |
| 2000s | 2,354 | #682 (2000) | #1,070 |
| 2010s | 2,164 | #1,014 (2018) | #1,170 |
| 2020s | 1,102 | #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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,220 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 77,877 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 69.8% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,138Vanessa24
- #2,138Wendy24
- #2,138West24
- #2,204Robyn23
- #2,204Alonza23
- #2,204April23
- #2,204Armondo23
- #2,270Adnan22
- #2,270Andrey22
- #2,270Asim22
Tied with 65 names at #2,204; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.