Recorded 1920–1921 Boys' name Peak 1921 13 births

Robah — boys' name

13 babies named Robah in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s13
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Robah was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Robah in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robah

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Robah between 1920 and 1921, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Robah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robah performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Robah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Robah at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

13

Since 1920

2 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1920

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1921

Robah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1920

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
456789 19211920 5

Robah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 100% of Robah's all-time total
1920s13

Robah by state

Where Robah concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Robah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
13 100.0%
North Carolina share of Robah's total US births 100.0%

13 of 13 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robah?
13 babies have been named Robah since 1920. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Robah most popular?
Robah was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Robah most popular?
The top states for the name Robah are North Carolina (13 births).
How long has the name Robah been used?
Robah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 2 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Robah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Robert, Roberto, Robin, Robbie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1921 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.