Unisex name · since 1962
Robben
Robben has 98 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Robben sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 98 recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robben has been recorded 98 times among boys since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2018.
- #17,563 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 98 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robben ranks #17,563 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Robben's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Robben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Robben's full recorded timeline at 2012, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Robben popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2018
- Peak year (2014)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Robben popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1953 (Robben as girls' name)
Robben by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 78% of the file).
2010s was Robben's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Robben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (78% of all-time use).
Robben by state
Where Robben concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 6.1% |
6 of 98 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Robbens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Robben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1962–2018 (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 Robben 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.