US rank #3443 Unisex name Peak 1957 22,501 births

Robbie — #3443 US unisex name

22,501 babies named Robbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3443
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Robbie was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

486 babies were named Robbie in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robbie

The Social Security Administration has registered 22,501 babies named Robbie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Robbie currently holds the #3443 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 486 babies received it in a single year. Robbie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21,315 additional births since 1889.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robbie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 4,087 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Robbie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 4,147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Robbie in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robbie 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 22,501 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.

Robbie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

22,501

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1957

486 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#3,443

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Robbie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1957)
486
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2000200400600 202420061988197019521934191618981880 6

Robbie popularity over time — boys

21,315 total births recorded since 1889 (Robbie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 21,315 births
-20002004006008001,000 202420081992197619601944192819121889 5

Robbie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
4,087 births that decade — 18% of Robbie's all-time total
1880s631890s2931900s5311910s18401920s30671930s31331940s30301950s40871960s33391970s14681980s6981990s3922000s2062010s1642020s190

Robbie by state

Where Robbie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Robbie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
4,147 18.4%
#2 Tennessee
2,771 12.3%
#3 Alabama
2,069 9.2%
#4 Georgia
1,624 7.2%
#5 Mississippi
1,424 6.3%
#6 Arkansas
1,063 4.7%
#7 Oklahoma
742 3.3%
#8 California
695 3.1%
Texas share of Robbie's total US births 18.4%
Even split

4,147 of 22,501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Robbie appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robbie?
22,501 babies have been named Robbie since 1880. It currently ranks #3443 among girls. The peak year was 1957 with 486 births.
When was Robbie most popular?
Robbie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 4,087 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Robbie most popular?
The top states for the name Robbie are Texas (4,147 births), Tennessee (2,771 births), Alabama (2,069 births).
Is Robbie a unisex name?
Yes, Robbie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 22,501 births, and as a boy's name it has 21,315 births.
How long has the name Robbie been used?
Robbie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Robbie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Robin, Roberta, Robyn, Robert, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.