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 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Oklahoma#250 · 1 in 1,127
- Mississippi#271 · 1 in 1,218
- Washington#283 · 1 in 1,329
- Kentucky#357 · 1 in 2,266
- Georgia#387 · 1 in 2,227
Best ever in a state: #31 in Utah, 1954.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #250 | 15 | 1 in 1,127 |
| Mississippi | #271 | 10 | 1 in 1,218 |
| Washington | #283 | 22 | 1 in 1,329 |
| Kentucky | #357 | 9 | 1 in 2,266 |
| Georgia | #387 | 20 | 1 in 2,227 |
| Ohio | #387 | 26 | 1 in 2,370 |
| Louisiana | #390 | 11 | 1 in 1,986 |
| Texas | #397 | 63 | 1 in 2,277 |
| Indiana | #399 | 14 | 1 in 2,363 |
| Wisconsin | #410 | 10 | 1 in 2,522 |
| Colorado | #423 | 10 | 1 in 2,226 |
| Michigan | #431 | 19 | 1 in 2,711 |
| Minnesota | #442 | 9 | 1 in 2,808 |
| Utah | #450 | 7 | 1 in 2,360 |
| Arkansas | #453 | 5 | 1 in 2,380 |
| Florida | #470 | 25 | 1 in 2,971 |
| Pennsylvania | #473 | 18 | 1 in 3,239 |
| Kansas | #478 | 5 | 1 in 2,591 |
| Alabama | #480 | 7 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Tennessee | #485 | 10 | 1 in 3,053 |
| Virginia | #487 | 11 | 1 in 3,083 |
| Illinois | #497 | 23 | 1 in 3,062 |
| New York | #538 | 30 | 1 in 3,357 |
| Missouri | #555 | 8 | 1 in 3,711 |
| Massachusetts | #593 | 7 | 1 in 4,558 |
| California | #617 | 57 | 1 in 3,877 |
| Arizona | #642 | 8 | 1 in 3,652 |
| Maryland | #712 | 5 | 1 in 4,788 |
| North Carolina | #732 | 8 | 1 in 5,261 |
| New Jersey | #774 | 7 | 1 in 5,926 |
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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
- 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 1998
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 3,359 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 97.1% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 212,374 of them was named Robyn, which outranked 44.2% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,840Zoe10
- #5,840Zubin10
- #5,840Zuhair10
- #6,314Robyn9
- #6,314Abdalla9
- #6,314Abdalrahman9
- #6,314Abdou9
- #6,843Aadam8
- #6,843Aaran8
- #6,843Abelino8
Tied with 528 names at #6,314; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.