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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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—
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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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedAKMaine: #225 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #246 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #253 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsMNIllinois: #357 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsILWisconsin: #296 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsWIMichigan: #234 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsMINew York: #338 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 2,048 girlsNYMassachusetts: #245 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,604 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #420 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,678 girlsORNevada: #216 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #222 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsIAIndiana: #335 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,289 girlsINOhio: #248 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,663 girlsOHPennsylvania: #260 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsPANew Jersey: #237 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,548 girlsNJConnecticut: #193 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsCTCalifornia: #355 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 2,033 girlsCAUtah: #215 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsUTColorado: #337 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,058 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #219 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsMOKentucky: #241 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,637 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #267 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,767 girlsVAMaryland: #264 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #273 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsAZNew Mexico: #281 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedKSArkansas: #183 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsARTennessee: #268 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #276 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,849 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #399 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,829 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Robyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #182 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 958 girlsOKLouisiana: #209 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsLAMississippi: #289 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,522 girlsMSAlabama: #343 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsALGeorgia: #282 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsGAHawaii: #214 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 842 girlsHITexas: #345 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,117 girlsTXFlorida: #269 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#182 · 1 in 958
  2. Arkansas#183 · 1 in 1,041
  3. Connecticut#193 · 1 in 1,195
  4. Louisiana#209 · 1 in 1,171
  5. Hawaii#214 · 1 in 842

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#182181 in 958
Arkansas#183121 in 1,041
Connecticut#193161 in 1,195
Louisiana#209221 in 1,171
Hawaii#21461 in 842
Utah#215131 in 1,034
Nevada#21661 in 1,024
Missouri#219241 in 1,355
Iowa#222121 in 1,322
Maine#22551 in 1,259
Michigan#234391 in 1,550
New Jersey#237311 in 1,548
Kentucky#241131 in 1,637
Massachusetts#245241 in 1,604
Washington#246221 in 1,340
Ohio#248421 in 1,663
Minnesota#253171 in 1,664
Pennsylvania#260421 in 1,710
Maryland#264161 in 1,732
Virginia#267211 in 1,767
Tennessee#268171 in 1,752
Florida#269431 in 1,791
Arizona#273181 in 1,413
North Carolina#276221 in 1,849
New Mexico#28171 in 1,308
Georgia#282231 in 1,819
Mississippi#28991 in 1,522
Wisconsin#296141 in 2,093
Indiana#335151 in 2,289
Colorado#337101 in 2,058
New York#338581 in 2,048
Alabama#343111 in 2,061
Texas#345631 in 2,117
California#3551201 in 2,033
Illinois#357321 in 2,416
South Carolina#39971 in 2,829
Oregon#42061 in 2,678
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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 1989

girls
#287
912 births · 1 in 2,021 girls
boys
#2,989
20 births · 1 in 100,046 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #287Robyn912

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #2,989Robyn20
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,021 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 98.0% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Robyn
  1. #284Brianne943
  2. #285Hayley932
  3. #286Christin926
  4. #287Robyn912
  5. #288Summer910
  6. #289Esther903
  7. #290Alissa897
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 100,046 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 67.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Robyn
  1. #2,902Vicent21
  2. #2,902Yechiel21
  3. #2,902Zaid21
  4. #2,989Robyn20
  5. #2,989Adel20
  6. #2,989Adrienne20
  7. #2,989Alen20
  8. #3,094Albaro19
  9. #3,094Anne19
  10. #3,094Antoni19

Tied with 104 names at #2,989; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →