Robby — #4434 US boys' name
10,542 babies named Robby in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 69% of names given to boys today.
31% of everyone ever named Robby was born in this single decade.
412 babies were named Robby in 1964 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Robby
The Social Security Administration has registered 10,542 babies named Robby between 1922 and 2024, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Robby currently holds the #4434 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 412 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Robby performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 3,313 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Robby shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,317 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Robby in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Robby 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 10,542 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.
Robby at a glance
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Current rank
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Robby popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1922
- Peak year (1964)
- 412
- Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
Currently ranks #4434 among boys.
10,542 total births across 103 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1964 with 412 births in a single year.
Robby popularity over time — girls
215 total births recorded since 1921 (Robby as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Robby accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Robby by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 3,313 births that decade — 31% of Robby's all-time total
Robby decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,313 births
- Runner-up 2,471 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Robby's strongest decade
3,313 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 31% of all-time use.
Robby by state
Where Robby concentrates geographically — total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,317 | 12.5% |
| #2 | California | | 875 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 402 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 371 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 299 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 290 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 260 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 248 | 2.4% |
1,317 of 10,542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 12.5% of nationwide
- California 8.3% of nationwide
- Georgia 3.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 38 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 12.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Robby appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1922–2024 (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.