Boys' name · since 1915
Robbert
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 580 babies named Robbert, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,218 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 580
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Robbert sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 580 recorded since 1915.
Robbert has 580 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1915 to 2003.
- #7,218 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 580 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robbert ranks #7,218 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 580 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,218 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 580
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Robbert's 580 recorded births place it above 84.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Robbert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Robbert splits its recorded history at 1957: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Robbert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2003
- Peak year (1956)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Robbert by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (111 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Robbert's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Robbert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s
1930s
67 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s
1950s
109 births
- 1960s
1960s
111 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 111 births (19% of all-time use).
How Robbert 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 Robbert's total volume
Robbert by state
Where Robbert concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 580 births nationwide.
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What to do with Robbert's data
- Robbert's decade-level peak was the 1960s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Robberts (5 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Robbert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~88 yrs)
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, 1915–2003 (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 Robbert 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.