Recorded 1963–1977 Unisex name Peak 1963 23 births

Robbe — boys' name

23 babies named Robbe in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s5
1960s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Robbe was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

8 babies were named Robbe in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robbe

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Robbe between 1963 and 1977, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Robbe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Robbe is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1951.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robbe performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Robbe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robbe 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 23 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.

Robbe at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

23

Since 1963

15 years of records

Peak year

1963

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1963

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1977

Robbe popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1963

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1963)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 1977196819661963 8

Robbe popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1951 (Robbe as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1951 6

Robbe by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
18 births that decade — 78% of Robbe's all-time total
1960s181970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robbe?
23 babies have been named Robbe since 1963. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1963 with 8 births.
When was Robbe most popular?
Robbe was most popular in the 1960s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Is Robbe a unisex name?
Yes, Robbe is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 23 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Robbe been used?
Robbe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 15 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Robbe?
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, 1963–1977 (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.