Recorded 1947–2019 Girls' name Peak 1962 1,066 births

Robbyn — girls' name

1,066 babies named Robbyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Robbyn was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

45 babies were named Robbyn in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robbyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,066 babies named Robbyn between 1947 and 2019, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Robbyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robbyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 299 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Robbyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Robbyn in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robbyn 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 1,066 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.

Robbyn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,066

Since 1947

73 years of records

Peak year

1962

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1947

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2019

Robbyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1947

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1962)
45
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Robbyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
299 births that decade — 28% of Robbyn's all-time total
1940s141950s2511960s2991970s2311980s1271990s952000s302010s19

Robbyn by state

Where Robbyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Robbyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 3.2%
#2 Michigan
10 0.9%
#3 Ohio
8 0.8%
#4 Texas
6 0.6%
#5 New York
5 0.5%
California share of Robbyn's total US births 3.2%
Even split

34 of 1,066 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robbyn?
1,066 babies have been named Robbyn since 1947. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1962 with 45 births.
When was Robbyn most popular?
Robbyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Robbyn most popular?
The top states for the name Robbyn are California (34 births), Michigan (10 births), Ohio (8 births).
How long has the name Robbyn been used?
Robbyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 73 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Robbyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Robin, Roberta, Robyn, Robbie, 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, 1947–2019 (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.