Recorded 1915–2003 Boys' name Peak 1956 580 births

Robbert — boys' name

580 babies named Robbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s821930s671940s421950s1091960s1111970s571980s761990s162000s6
1960s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Robbert was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

16 babies were named Robbert in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 580 babies named Robbert between 1915 and 2003, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Robbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robbert performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Robbert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Robbert in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robbert 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 580 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.

Robbert at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

580

Since 1915

89 years of records

Peak year

1956

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1915

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 2003

Robbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1915

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1956)
16
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
05101520 200319831971196219531941192919201915 7

Robbert by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
111 births that decade — 19% of Robbert's all-time total
1910s141920s821930s671940s421950s1091960s1111970s571980s761990s162000s6

Robbert by state

Where Robbert concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Robbert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.9%
California share of Robbert's total US births 0.9%

5 of 580 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robbert?
580 babies have been named Robbert since 1915. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1956 with 16 births.
When was Robbert most popular?
Robbert was most popular in the 1960s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Robbert most popular?
The top states for the name Robbert are California (5 births).
How long has the name Robbert been used?
Robbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 89 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Robbert?
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.

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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, 1915–2003 (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.