Robb vs Robert

Side-by-side comparison of Robb and Robert — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Robb

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Name B

Robert

Boy name · Rank #90

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Metric Robb Robert
Current Rank Unranked #90
Total Births (all years) 3,190 4,845,891
Peak Year 1970 1947
Peak Year Births 246 91,654
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Robb Robert
1880ss — 24,074
1890ss — 26,147
1900ss — 35,849
1910ss 5 239,185
1920ss 10 576,375
1930ss 22 590,799
1940ss 86 758,115
1950ss 396 830,391
1960ss 1,117 650,769
1970ss 1,044 397,249
1980ss 344 321,672
1990ss 134 205,454
2000ss 22 106,658
2010ss 5 62,637
2020ss 5 20,517

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Robb Robert
2014 — 6,660
2015 — 6,132
2016 — 6,005
2017 — 5,566
2018 — 5,191
2019 — 4,851
2020 5 4,401
2021 — 4,430
2022 — 4,078
2023 — 3,823
2024 — 3,785

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2020.

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