Unisex name · since 1933
Robbin
Robbin has 8,590 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,590
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Robbin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 8,590 have been recorded since 1933.
Robbin has 8,590 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1933 to 2023.
- #1,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 8,590 born since 1933
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robbin ranks #1,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8,590 born since 1933, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,590
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Robbin's 8,590 recorded births place it above 97.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Robbin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Robbin's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 11% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 89%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 650, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Robbin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2023
- Peak year (1959)
- 650
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Robbin popularity over time - boys
1,794 total births recorded since 1929 (Robbin as boys' name)
Robbin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,558 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Robbin's strongest decade.
3,558 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Robbin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 224
1940s
224 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,917 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,558 births
- 1970s 1,192
1970s
1,192 births
- 1980s 384
1980s
384 births
- 1990s 205
1990s
205 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,558 births (41% of all-time use).
How Robbin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Robbin's total volume
Robbin by state
Where Robbin concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 728 | 8.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 606 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 420 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 405 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 392 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 371 | 4.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 295 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 275 | 3.2% |
728 of 8,590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Robbin appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Robbin's data
- Robbin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,558 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Robbins (728 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 Robbin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1933–2023 (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 Robbin 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.