Boys' name · peaked in 1931
Robert name popularity since 1925
4,269,652 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Robert. Half of them were born in 1955 or earlier, so the typical Robert is about 71 years old in 2026. Robert peaked in 1931 as the #1 name for boys, and it ranked #92 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 4,269,652
- Named Robert, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1931
- #1 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #92
- for boys in 2025 (3,772 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 17,344 girls · 4,252,308 boys
- Most popular in
- Rhode Island
- 1.75× its national share
Peak year is the year Robert made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Robert births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1947. Measured as a share of all babies, Robert peaked in 1931.
Decade by decade
Babies named Robert in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 2,005 | 304,207 | – |
| 1930s | 2,736 | 590,810 | #1 |
| 1940s | 2,114 | 758,126 | #2 |
| 1950s | 2,199 | 830,395 | #4 |
| 1960s | 2,680 | 650,786 | #5 |
| 1970s | 2,628 | 397,225 | #6 |
| 1980s | 2,206 | 321,655 | #8 |
| 1990s | 537 | 205,459 | #22 |
| 2000s | 164 | 106,666 | #37 |
| 2010s | 58 | 62,654 | #63 |
| 2020–25 | 17 | 24,325 | #92 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.0% of babies named Robert from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Robert is most popular
The index compares Robert's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Robert.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 1.75× | 26,797 |
| Massachusetts | 1.52× | 156,405 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.42× | 310,738 |
| Vermont | 1.41× | 10,141 |
| District of Columbia | 1.40× | 27,852 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Robert's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Robert.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Robert (1931).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data