Recorded 1962–2018 Unisex name Peak 2014 98 births

Robben — boys' name

98 babies named Robben in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s51990s122010s76
2010s
Peak decade

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

2014
Single peak year

15 babies were named Robben in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robben

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Robben between 1962 and 2018, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Robben currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Robben is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 45 additional births since 1953.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robben performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Robben shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Robben in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robben 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 98 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.

Robben at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

98

Since 1962

57 years of records

Peak year

2014

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1962

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2018

Robben popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1962

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2014)
15
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
05101520 2018201620142012201019901962 5

Robben popularity over time — girls

45 total births recorded since 1953 (Robben as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
4.555.566.577.5 19931968196219591957195619551953 5

Robben by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
76 births that decade — 78% of Robben's all-time total
1960s51980s51990s122010s76

Robben by state

Where Robben concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Robben
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 6.1%
Texas share of Robben's total US births 6.1%

6 of 98 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robben?
98 babies have been named Robben since 1962. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2014 with 15 births.
When was Robben most popular?
Robben was most popular in the 2010s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Robben most popular?
The top states for the name Robben are Texas (6 births).
Is Robben a unisex name?
Yes, Robben is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 98 births, and as a girl's name it has 45 births.
How long has the name Robben been used?
Robben has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 57 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Robben?
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, 1962–2018 (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.