Mostly girls · peaked in 1961
Robin name popularity since 1925
338,196 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Robin (86.3% girls, 13.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1963 or earlier, so the typical Robin is about 63 years old in 2026. Robin peaked in 1961 as the #27 name for girls, and it ranked #704 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 338,196
- Named Robin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #704
- for girls in 2025 (400 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 86.3% girls
- 291,737 girls · 46,459 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 1.97× its national share
Peak year is the year Robin made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Robin births per year, 1925–2025
1961 was the biggest year for Robin both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1949 and 1954, Robin became 6.2× more common, from 1 in 1,340 baby girls to 1 in 215.
- Steepest fall: Between 1997 and 2002, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 2,920 to 1 in 6,630.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Robin's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Robin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Robin in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 181 | 281 | – |
| 1930s | 717 | 919 | #860 |
| 1940s | 6,169 | 3,685 | #279 |
| 1950s | 82,423 | 15,225 | #33 |
| 1960s | 118,327 | 10,848 | #33 |
| 1970s | 45,943 | 4,571 | #65 |
| 1980s | 22,694 | 3,832 | #147 |
| 1990s | 8,501 | 2,309 | #360 |
| 2000s | 2,581 | 1,227 | #1,107 |
| 2010s | 2,183 | 1,710 | #1,029 |
| 2020–25 | 2,018 | 1,852 | #704 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
54.6% of babies named Robin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Robin is most popular
The index compares Robin'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 Robin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 1.97× | 3,037 |
| Delaware | 1.70× | 1,179 |
| Rhode Island | 1.60× | 1,902 |
| Maryland | 1.50× | 7,673 |
| Vermont | 1.43× | 796 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Robin and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Robin (this page) | 291,737 | 1961 |
| Robyn | 63,346 | 1974 |
| Robbin | 8,590 | 1959 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Robin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Robin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Robin (1961).
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