Robson vs Robert

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

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Robson

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Name B

Robert

Boy name · Rank #90

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Metric Robson Robert
Current Rank Unranked #90
Total Births (all years) 124 4,845,891
Peak Year 2006 1947
Peak Year Births 9 91,654
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Robson Robert
1880ss — 24,074
1890ss — 26,147
1900ss — 35,849
1910ss — 239,185
1920ss — 576,375
1930ss — 590,799
1940ss — 758,115
1950ss — 830,391
1960ss — 650,769
1970ss — 397,249
1980ss 6 321,672
1990ss 14 205,454
2000ss 59 106,658
2010ss 39 62,637
2020ss 6 20,517

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Robson Robert
2014 5 6,660
2015 — 6,132
2016 5 6,005
2017 — 5,566
2018 — 5,191
2019 7 4,851
2020 6 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, 1989–2020.

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