Boys' name · since 1917

Robb

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 3,194 babies named Robb, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#2,431 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,145 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,194
born since 1917
1960s
peak decade

Robb currently ranks #12145 among boys' names in America, with 3,194 babies recorded since 1917.

Robb has 3,194 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12145 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.

  • #2,431 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,145 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,194 born since 1917
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robb ranks #2,431 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,145 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,194 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.

#2,431 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,145 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,194
born since 1917
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%12.8%
Robb vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Robb's 3,194 recorded births place it above 94.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

22 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Robb compares

3,194 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Robb's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Robb Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,194 369 358,536
Peak-year births 246 34 22,252

Robb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Robb's full recorded timeline at 1970, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 246 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Robb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
246
Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
0100200300 191719441953196219711980198919982025 5

Robb by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (1,117 births, 35% of the file).

1960s was Robb's strongest decade.

1,117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Robb births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,117 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Robb compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Robb's total volume

Robb vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -128, 3%-108, 4.3%-91, 3.7%-38, 6.3%-32, 13.2%-38, 9.8%-53, 4.2%-142, 4.6%-49, 11.5%-58, 3.5%-114, 2.5%-146, 1.9%-75, 5.6%-73, 3.4%-33, 5.8%Robb-109, 7.7%Robb
Robb vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Robb by state

Where Robb concentrates geographically, total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Robb
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
284 8.9%
#2 Minnesota
199 6.2%
#3 Michigan
152 4.8%
#4 Wisconsin
148 4.6%
#5 Ohio
131 4.1%
#6 Illinois
105 3.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
105 3.3%
#8 New York
74 2.3%
California share of Robb's total US births 8.9%
Even split

284 of 3,194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Robb appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robb? ▼
3,194 babies have been named Robb since 1917. All-time, it sits at #2,431 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,145 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1970 with 246 births.
Where does Robb sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robb ranks #2,431 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,145 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Robb most popular? ▼
Robb was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,117 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Robb most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Robb are California (284 births), Minnesota (199 births), Michigan (152 births).
How long has the name Robb been used? ▼
Records for Robb go back to 1917, giving 109 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Robb? ▼
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.

What to do with Robb's data

  • Robb's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,117 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Robbs (284 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Robb

Nearby Names Like Robb

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Robb

Robert Boy
#92 4,849,730 births
Roberto Boy
#569 112,643 births
Robin Boy
#703 46,952 births
Robbie Boy
#2109 21,386 births
Robby Boy
#4561 10,565 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Robb

Parris #12144
1,903 births · Peak 1993
San #12146
626 births · Peak 1984
Franciszek #12143
138 births · Peak 2017
Vaun #12147
97 births · Peak 1958
Esko #12142
56 births · Peak 2022
Leron #12148
1,749 births · Peak 1991
Daymond #12141
909 births · Peak 1977
Philipp #12149
986 births · Peak 1997

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Robb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Robb draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.