Boys' name · since 1922
Robby
Robby has 10,565 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,561 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,565
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
10,565 babies have been named Robby since 1922, making it today's #4561 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robby has been recorded 10,565 times among boys since 1922, currently ranked #4561 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #1,173 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,561 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,565 born since 1922
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robby ranks #1,173 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,561 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,565 born since 1922, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,561 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,565
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Robby's 10,565 recorded births place it above 97.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Robby compares
10,565 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Robby's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Robby | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,565 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 412 | 34 | 22,252 |
Robby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Robby's full recorded timeline at 1974, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 412 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Robby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 412
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Robby popularity over time - girls
215 total births recorded since 1921 (Robby as girls' name)
Robby by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,313 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Robby's strongest decade.
3,313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Robby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 130
1930s
130 births
- 1940s 291
1940s
291 births
- 1950s 1,130
1950s
1,130 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,313 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,471 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,642 births
- 1990s 724
1990s
724 births
- 2000s 394
2000s
394 births
- 2010s 282
2010s
282 births
- 2020s 138
2020s
138 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,313 births (31% of all-time use).
How Robby 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 Robby's total volume
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 | | 876 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 402 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 371 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 299 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 290 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 260 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 248 | 2.3% |
1,317 of 10,565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Robby appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Robby's data
- Robby's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,313 total births); usage has since declined to 138 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Robbys (1,317 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Robby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Robby 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.