Unisex name · since 1952
Roben
314 babies named Roben in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 314
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Roben is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 314 have been recorded since 1952.
Roben has 314 recorded births among girls since 1952, 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 1952 to 2000.
- #15,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 314 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roben ranks #15,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 314 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 314
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Roben's 314 recorded births place it above 78.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Roben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roben splits its recorded history at 1965: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roben popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2000
- Peak year (1961)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Roben popularity over time - boys
130 total births recorded since 1956 (Roben as boys' name)
Roben by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (141 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Roben's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Roben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
141 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 141 births (45% of all-time use).
Roben by state
Where Roben concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 314 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roben's data
- Roben's decade-level peak was the 1960s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Robens (5 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 Roben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1952–2000 (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 Roben 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.